A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Chilas in Pakistan. Global time and date of event 13/07/15 / 2015-07-13 01:46:25 / July 13, 2015 @ 1:46 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us20002x1c. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002x1c. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 53.89 km (33 miles). The temblor was reported at 06:46:25 / 6:46 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 73.7278° East, latitude 35.7066° North, depth = 53.89 km.
Epicenter of the event was 58 km (36 miles) from Gilgit (c. 10 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gilgit (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 47 km NW of Chilas, Pakistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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