A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Yairipok in India on Monday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/11/15 / 2015-11-15 23:24:40 / November 15, 2015 @ 11:24 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003yjs. Id of event: us10003yjs. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 95.6 km (59 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 94.7378° East, 24.6479° North, depth 95.6 km. The temblor was detected at 05:54:40 / 5:54 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mayāng Imphāl, Imphal, Kakching (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 82 km (51 miles) from Imphal (c. 223 500 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Thoubāl (c. 44 500 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Kakching (c. 30 400 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Mayāng Imphāl (c. 22 200 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Yairipok (c. 8 800 pop), 68 km (43 miles) from Wāngjing (c. 7 500 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 three and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 67 km E of Yairipok, India. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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