A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Yairipok in India on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 94.5735° East, 24.917° North, depth 59.83 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:00:02 / 5:00 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us100086vs. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100086vs. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 59.83 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 03/03/17 / 2017-03-03 23:30:02 / March 3, 2017 @ 11:30 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from Imphal (c. 223 500 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Thoubāl (c. 44 500 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Kakching (c. 30 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Mayāng Imphāl (c. 22 200 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Phek (c. 15 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Yairipok (c. 8 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Phek, Mayāng Imphāl, Kakching (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 58 km ENE of Yairipok, India.
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