Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.8 just reported 26 km west of Dezful, Iran

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Dezful, Khuzestan, Iran, was reported only 8 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter early evening on Monday, August 10th, 2026, at 6:01 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Dezful (pop. 264,700) located 26 km from the epicenter, Andimeshk (pop. 135,100) 38 km away, Shush (pop. 52,300) 40 km away, Dehloran (pop. 46,000) 69 km away, Abdanan (pop. 23,900) 77 km away, Poldokhtar (pop. 26,400) 80 km away, Darreh Shahr (pop. 25,000) 93 km away, and Shushtar (pop. 77,500) 96 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Aug 10, 2026 06:31 pm (GMT +3:30) local time (10 Aug 2026 15:01 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.46°N / 47.95°E (Khuzestan, Iran)
Primary data source: GFZ
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