A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Khonsa in India on Monday. The temblor was detected at 09:19:15 / 9:19 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 93.49 km (58 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/08/19 / 2019-08-26 02:49:15 / August 26, 2019 @ 2:49 am. Event id: us7000585z. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000585z. Exact location of event, depth 93.49 km, 96.0899° East, 26.5229° North.
Earthquake epicenter was 94 km (59 miles) from Margherita (c. 24 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Khonsa (c. 10 200 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Margherita, Khonsa.
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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 75 km SE of Khonsa, India.
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