A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Batgram in Pakistan. The temblor was picked up at 14:06:07 / 2:06 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us20009me4. Event ids that are associated: us20009me4. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 29.21 km (18 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/06/17 / 2017-06-14 09:06:07 / June 14, 2017 @ 9:06 am. Exact location, longitude 72.8964° East, latitude 34.8368° North, depth = 29.21 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Muzaffarābād (c. 725 000 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Mingora (c. 279 900 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Abbottābād (c. 120 000 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Swābi (c. 97 400 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Mānsehra (c. 66 500 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Harīpur (c. 57 000 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Bat Khela (c. 46 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Zaida, Harīpur, Tāl.
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. 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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 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: 21 km NW of Batgram, Pakistan.
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