A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Bawal in India. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 04:29:25 / 4:29 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000793m. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000793m. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 76.6951 East, latitude 28.0159 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/11/16 / 2016-11-16 22:59:25 / November 16, 2016 @ 10:59 pm.
The epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Delhi (c. 10 928 000 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Farīdābād (c. 1 220 200 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Karol Bāgh (c. 505 200 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from New Delhi (c. 317 800 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Noida (c. 293 900 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Alwar (c. 283 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bawāna, Rabūpura, Dankaur (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 13 km SE of Bawal, India.
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