A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Batgram in Pakistan. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/09/16 / 2016-09-05 04:50:16 / September 5, 2016 @ 4:50 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 37.23 km (23 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 73.0554° East, 34.6883° North, depth 37.23 km. Event id: us10006kfz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006kfz. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:50:16 / 9:50 am (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Muzaffarābād (c. 725 000 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Mingora (c. 279 900 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Abbottābād (c. 120 000 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Swābi (c. 97 400 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Mānsehra (c. 66 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Harīpur (c. 57 000 pop), 99 km (62 miles) from Bat Khela (c. 46 100 pop). Close country/countries, Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bat Khela, Murree, Zaida (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 2 km ENE of Batgram, Pakistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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