A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Kahna in Pakistan. Id of earthquake: us20006fcp. Event ids that are associated: us20006fcp. The epicenter was at a depth of 62.38 km (39 miles). The temblor was detected at 16:53:57 / 4:53 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/07/16 / 2016-07-17 11:53:57 / July 17, 2016 @ 11:53 am. Exact location, longitude 74.4644° East, latitude 31.3805° North, depth = 62.38 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop), Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kotkapura, Kalanaur, Shahkot (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 22 km (14 miles) from Lahore (c. 6 310 900 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Gujrānwāla (c. 1 384 500 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Amritsar (c. 1 092 500 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Sheikhupura (c. 361 300 pop), 30 km (18 miles) from Kasūr (c. 290 600 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Shahkot (c. 200 000 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Kamoke (c. 199 500 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 9 km E of Kahna, Pakistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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