A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) strikes 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Sardhana in India on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 12/04/20 / 2020-04-12 12:15:02 / April 12, 2020 @ 12:15 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008utq. Id of event: us70008utq. The 3.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:45:02 / 5:45 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 77.5837° East, 29.1783° North, depth 10 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 68 km (42 miles) from Delhi (c. 10 928 000 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Meerut (c. 1 223 200 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Ghāziābād (c. 1 199 200 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Karol Bāgh (c. 505 200 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Muzaffarnagar (c. 349 700 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from New Delhi (c. 317 800 pop). Nearby 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 Nakūr, Gohāna, Khānpur.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 4 km NW of Sardhana, India. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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