A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Dera Ghazi Khan in Pakistan on Friday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:50:39 / 1:50 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us10005ywq. Unique identifier: us10005ywq. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 70.3179 East, latitude 30.0565 North, depth = 24.63 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/06/16 / 2016-06-30 20:50:39 / June 30, 2016 @ 8:50 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.63 km (15 miles). 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, Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop). Event epicenter was 30 km (19 miles) from Dera Ghazi Khan (c. 236 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Muzaffargarh (c. 165 200 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Kot Addu (c. 104 200 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Shujāābād (c. 66 000 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Jāmpur (c. 63 800 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Jatoi Shimāli (c. 47 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Taunsa (c. 44 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Shujāābād, Alīpur, Shahr Sultān (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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: 30 km W of Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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