A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Wana in Pakistan. The epicenter was at a depth of 47.98 km (30 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/11/15 / 2015-11-02 13:40:36 / November 2, 2015 @ 1:40 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:40:36 / 6:40 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200041b0. Id of event: us200041b0. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 69.5607 East, latitude 32.1271 North, depth = 47.98 km.
The epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Zhob (c. 50 500 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Tānk (c. 38 500 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Kulāchi (c. 22 400 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Zhob, Kulāchi, Tānk.
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 19 km S of Wana, Pakistan.
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