A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Bankura in India on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 87.0044 East, latitude 23.405 North, depth = 10 km. Event id: us70008s0k. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008s0k. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/04/20 / 2020-04-08 05:53:57 / April 8, 2020 @ 5:53 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 11:23:57 / 11:23 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 34 km (21 miles) from Durgāpur (c. 518 900 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Āsansol (c. 504 300 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Kulti (c. 305 400 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Barddhamān (c. 301 700 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Dhanbād (c. 219 600 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Jāmuria (c. 160 200 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rāmjībanpur, Chās, Barddhamān.
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 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 18 km NNW of Bankura, India.
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