A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Chamba in India on Friday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us60008612. Event ids that are associated: us60008612. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:37:11 / 4:37 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 76.2837° East, latitude 33.0053° North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 28/02/20 / 2020-02-28 11:07:11 / February 28, 2020 @ 11:07 am UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop). Event epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Padam (c. 25 000 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Chamba (c. 21 500 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Kishtwār (c. 20 600 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Dharmsāla (c. 19 500 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Doda (c. 17 700 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Kyelang (c. 14 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Dharmsāla, Kyelang, Padam (min 5000 pop).
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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 50 km NNE of Chamba, India.
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