A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Jahanian Shah in Pakistan on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 26.34 km (16 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005fqw. Id of event: us20005fqw. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/04/16 / 2016-04-06 02:06:07 / April 6, 2016 @ 2:06 am. The temblor was detected at 07:06:07 / 7:06 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 71.9358 East, latitude 31.9299 North, depth = 26.34 km.
Event epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Sargodha (c. 542 600 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Jhang Sadr (c. 341 200 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Khushāb (c. 102 800 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Miānwāli (c. 89 600 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Bhakkar (c. 82 000 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Dullewāla (c. 48 700 pop). Close country/countries, Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Bhakkar, Lāliān, Jhang Sadr.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 nearby.
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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. 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: 35 km WNW of Jahanian Shah, Pakistan.
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