A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Kakching in India on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 64.22 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:20:42 / 4:20 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 94.2939 East, latitude 24.2976 North, depth = 64.22 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/11/18 / 2018-11-06 22:50:42 / November 6, 2018 @ 10:50 pm. Unique identifier: us2000i7rq. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000i7rq.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mawlaik, Imphal, Churāchāndpur (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop), Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from Imphal (c. 223 500 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Churāchāndpur (c. 47 800 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Mawlaik (c. 44 500 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Thoubāl (c. 44 500 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Kakching (c. 30 400 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Mayāng Imphāl (c. 22 200 pop).
Each 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 two and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 37 km ESE of Kakching, India.
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