M 4.2 earthquake – 22 km N of Darreh Shahr, Iran
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Local time: May 9, 2026 · 07:43 (UTC+3:30)
LightShallow · 10 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.2body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 33.343, 47.42623 km from Darreh Shahr
- Energy released
- 30 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 271USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on May 5, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 30 tons of TNT, 16 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Iran.
- 7.3 30 km S of Halabja, Iraq Nov 12, 2017
- 7.3 43 km NW of Delījān, Iran Jan 23, 1909
- 6.7 26 km SSW of Kangāvar, Iran Aug 16, 1958
- 6.5 59 km SSW of Abhar, Iran Jun 22, 2002
- 6.5 12 km SSE of Şaḩneh, Iran Dec 13, 1957
- 6.3 16 km SW of Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Iran Nov 25, 2018
- 6.2 40 km E of Dehlorān, Iran Aug 18, 2014
- 6.2 39 km NE of Masjed Soleymān, Iran Dec 14, 1978