A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Rangia in India. The temblor was reported at 22:27:41 / 10:27 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 47.06 km (29 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003p4y. Id of event: us20003p4y. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 91.7498 East, latitude 26.595 North, depth = 47.06 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/09/15 / 2015-09-25 16:57:41 / September 25, 2015 @ 4:57 pm UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 46 km (28 miles) from Guwahati (c. 899 100 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Barpeta (c. 48 800 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Barpeta Road (c. 35 300 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Rangia (c. 26 400 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Mangaldai (c. 24 900 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Dhekiajuli (c. 21 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mongar, Sorbhog, Trashigang (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 18 km NE of Rangia, India. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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