Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Southern Iran on Wednesday, 8 January 2020

8 Jan 02:26 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.

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Magnitude: 5.0

Depth: 10.0 km

Epicenter latitude / longitude: 29.14°N / 51.39°E (Iran)

Nearby towns and cities:

22 km (14 mi) SE of Borāzjān (pop: 86,100)

57 km (35 mi) NE of Bushehr (pop: 165,400)

59 km (37 mi) SW of Kāzerūn (pop: 94,500)

98 km (61 mi) SE of Bandar-e Genāveh (pop: 52,800)

122 km (76 mi) SW of Shiraz (pop: 1,249,900)

729 km (453 mi) S of Tehran (pop: 7,153,300)

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Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) [ Date & time: Wednesday, 8 January 2020 02:20 UTCDepth: 10.0 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 29.14°N / 51.39°E(pop: 86,100)(pop: 165,400)(pop: 94,500)(pop: 52,800)(pop: 1,249,900)(pop: 7,153,300)Primary data source: GFZ Estimated released energy: 2 x 10joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) [ learn more

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Time Mag. / Depth Location Source Wed, 8 Jan 02:20 UTC M 5.0 / 10 km Southern Iran GFZ Wed, 8 Jan 02:20 UTC M 4.9 / 10 km Southern Iran EMSC Wed, 8 Jan 02:20 UTC M 4.6 / 29 km Southern Iran BMKG Wed, 8 Jan 02:20 UTC M 4.7 / 11 km 13 km of Borazjan, Bushehr (Iran) IRSC Wed, 8 Jan 02:20 UTC M 4.9 / 10 km 10km SE of Borazjan, Iran USGS

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Send your own experience report! Leave a comment if you find a particular report interesting or want to add to it.Flag as inappropriate.Mark as helpful or interesting. 169.6 km N of epicenter [Map] / Violent shaking (MMI IX) / Violent shaking (MMI IX) Southern iran / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand Walking through the streets of SoHo in the rain He was looking for a place called Lee Ho Fook's Gonna get a big dish of beef chow mein Aaoooooo Werewolves of London Aaoooooo Borazjan / Strong shaking (MMI VI) In my GFs caboose / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : It was an explosion and a giant burst of...umm....light. Iran is bombing iraq / not felt . / Violent shaking (MMI IX) : دیدم یک لامپ از نور و سپس لرزهای بسیار وحشتناک. انگار خدا از ما عصبانی بود. Bunker Outside Tehran / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Maybe not earthquake US Bombing :) iran / Violent shaking (MMI IX) : ok boomer iran / Severe shaking (MMI VIII) : energy weapon Shiraz / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Saw a bright flashing light, followed by lots of shaking. 7.3 km SSE of epicenter [Map] / Violent shaking (MMI IX) : it feel like bomb no earthquake god help us / Violent shaking (MMI IX) Borazjan / Severe shaking (MMI VIII) : This was not an earthquake, explosion and shockwave it nightmare Shiraz / Moderate shaking (MMI V) to top

Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake: Southern Iran, 8 Jan 2020 02h20

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2 (=4 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 5 km (3 mi).

Aftershocks typically occur during the days and weeks following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.

The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the

Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. 10 km(=4 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 5 km (3 mi).Aftershocks typically occur during the days and weeks following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the map below to verify).

26 Feb 2020 22:11 UTC | M 3.8 | 8 km (5 mi) depth | 8 km (5 mi) distance | IRSC | Details

| | | | IRSC | 09 Feb 2020 14:27 UTC | M 2.5 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth | 17 km (11 mi) distance | IRSC | Details

| | | | IRSC | 21 Jan 2020 09:04 UTC | M 3.3 | 7 km (4.3 mi) depth | 14 km (9 mi) distance | IRSC | Details

| | | | IRSC | 12 Jan 2020 08:28 UTC | M 2.8 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth | 16 km (10 mi) distance | IRSC | Details

| | | | IRSC | 08 Jan 2020 08:36 UTC | M 3.2 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth | 15 km (9 mi) distance | IRSC | Details

| | | | IRSC | 08 Jan 2020 07:48 UTC | M 2.9 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth | 14 km (9 mi) distance | IRSC | Details

| | | | IRSC | 08 Jan 2020 03:46 UTC | M 3.0 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth | 16 km (10 mi) distance | IRSC | Details

| | | | IRSC | 08 Jan 2020 03:19 UTC | M 4.2 | 9 km (5.6 mi) depth | 10 km (6 mi) distance | IRSC | Details

| | | | IRSC | 08 Jan 2020 02:29 UTC | M 2.8 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth | 19 km (12 mi) distance | IRSC | Details

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