A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Sibi in Pakistan. The temblor was reported at 01:14:20 / 1:14 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/05/18 / 2018-05-31 20:14:20 / May 31, 2018 @ 8:14 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 68.2701 East, latitude 29.3688 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000efva. Event ids that are associated: us1000efva.
Epicenter of the event was 43 km (27 miles) from Sibi (c. 64 100 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Dādhar (c. 15 100 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Bhāg (c. 14 600 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Harnai (c. 11 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Harnai, Dādhar, Bhāg (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 42 km ESE of Sibi, Pakistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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