A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 102 km ENE of Leh, India (63 miles). The temblor was reported at 04:28:56 / 4:28 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 36.38 km (23 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/12/17 / 2017-12-10 22:58:56 / December 10, 2017 @ 10:58 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000c2q3. Id of event: us2000c2q3. Exact location, longitude 78.657° East, latitude 34.4228° North, depth = 36.38 km.
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 102 km ENE of Leh, India.
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