A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Bamboo Flat in India. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.18 km (22 miles). Id of earthquake: us60009dff. Event ids that are associated: us60009dff. Global time and date of event 27/04/20 / 2020-04-27 19:54:31 / April 27, 2020 @ 7:54 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:24:31 / 1:24 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 92.852 East, latitude 12.1203 North, depth = 35.18 km.
Close country/countries, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port Blair, Bamboo Flat. Event epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Port Blair (c. 112 100 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Bamboo Flat (c. 7 400 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 48 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India.
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