A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Achham in Nepal. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006yvh. Id of event: us70006yvh. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:07:02 / 2:07 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 81.5685° East, 29.497° North. 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: 12/01/20 / 2020-01-12 20:22:02 / January 12, 2020 @ 8:22 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
The epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Dipayal (c. 23 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Dailekh (c. 20 900 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Jumla (c. 9 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Nepal (c. 28 952 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Dailekh, Dipayal, Jumla (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 earthquakes 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 six 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: 55 km NNE of Achham, Nepal.
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