A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 86 km SW of Khuzdar, Pakistan (53 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location, longitude 65.9472° East, latitude 27.2661° North, depth = 25.39 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.39 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 19:33:35 / 7:33 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10003q85. Event ids that are associated: us10003q85. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/10/15 / 2015-10-21 14:33:35 / October 21, 2015 @ 2:33 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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: 86 km SW of Khuzdar, Pakistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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