A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Bela in Pakistan on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude 66.179° East, latitude 25.9152° North, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 16/07/18 / 2018-07-16 03:00:51 / July 16, 2018 @ 3:00 am UTC/GMT. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:00:51 / 8:00 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us2000g9sm. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000g9sm.
Earthquake epicenter was 37 km (23 miles) from Bela (c. 20 100 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Uthal (c. 16 500 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Uthal, Bela (min 5000 pop).
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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 36 km SSW of Bela, Pakistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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