A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Barkhan in Pakistan on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/10/20 / 2020-10-26 14:16:57 / October 26, 2020 @ 2:16 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 69.5683 East, latitude 30.4031 North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000cdas. Event ids that are associated: us6000cdas. The temblor was reported at 14:16:57 / 2:16 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Loralai (c. 37 800 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Kohlu (c. 11 100 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Bārkhān (c. 8 800 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Loralai, Kohlu, Bārkhān (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 56 km N of Barkhan, Pakistan.
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