A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Silvassa in India. Exact location of earthquake, 73.1441° East, 20.133° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 05:22:40 / 5:22 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 13/12/19 / 2019-12-13 23:52:40 / December 13, 2019 @ 11:52 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us60006rxd. Unique identifier: us60006rxd.
Nearby country/countries, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 69 km (43 miles) from Nashik (c. 1 289 500 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Bhiwandi (c. 707 000 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Bilimora (c. 510 900 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Virār (c. 150 400 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Valsād (c. 72 900 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Pālghar (c. 72 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Bhiwandi, Ahwa, Virār (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 has occurred nearby.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 19 km SE of Silvassa, India.
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