A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Wana in Pakistan. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:03:15 / 7:03 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000j1xw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j1xw. Global time and date of event 09/01/19 / 2019-01-09 14:33:15 / January 9, 2019 @ 2:33 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28.92 km (18 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 68.9624° East, latitude 31.9269° North, depth = 28.92 km.
Event epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from Zhob (c. 50 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Zhob (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, 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 one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 70 km SW of Wana, Pakistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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