A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Baffa in Pakistan. The epicenter was at a depth of 23.86 km (15 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:12:31 / 3:12 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000984s. Unique identifier: us1000984s. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/07/17 / 2017-07-08 10:12:31 / July 8, 2017 @ 10:12 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 23.86 km, 73.413° East, 34.6529° North.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bāramūla, Topi, Mingora (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 32 km (20 miles) from Muzaffarābād (c. 725 000 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Mingora (c. 279 900 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Abbottābād (c. 120 000 pop), 99 km (61 miles) from Bāramūla (c. 77 300 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Mānsehra (c. 66 500 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Harīpur (c. 57 000 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Rāwala Kot (c. 50 000 pop). Close country/countries, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop), Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 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 two and in the last 365 days nine 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 29 km NE of Baffa, Pakistan.
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