A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Sarai Alamgir in Pakistan on Friday. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/06/20 / 2020-06-12 23:32:35 / June 12, 2020 @ 11:32 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us6000ab0k. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000ab0k. The temblor was detected at 23:32:35 / 11:32 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 73.7592° East, 32.8562° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Gujrānwāla (c. 1 384 500 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Kotli (c. 640 000 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Sialkot (c. 477 400 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Bhimbar (c. 342 900 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Gujrāt (c. 301 500 pop), 9 km (6 miles) from Jhelum (c. 164 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Akhnūr, Bhera, Kahūta (min 5000 pop).
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 one and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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: 5 km S of Sarai Alamgir, Pakistan.
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