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M4.5 earthquake near Shūsh, Khuzestan

3066 d ago · 27 May 2018, 04:45 UTC 17 km ESE of Sh?sh, Iran

What happened

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Sh?sh, Iran on 27 May 2018, 04:45 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Shūsh, about 18 km away in Khuzestan, Iran.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    17 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC

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