A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Tuensang in India. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 88.05 km (55 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us200063uf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200063uf. Exact location, longitude 95.1997° East, latitude 25.7606° North, depth = 88.05 km. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:42:23 / 12:42 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/06/16 / 2016-06-11 18:12:23 / June 11, 2016 @ 6:12 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 93 km (58 miles) from Mokokchūng (c. 34 000 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Tuensang (c. 33 700 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Zunheboto (c. 29 500 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Phek (c. 15 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mokokchūng, Zunheboto, Phek.
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 68 km SSE of Tuensang, India.
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