A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Shingli Bala in Pakistan on Wednesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/12/20 / 2020-12-30 05:33:43 / December 30, 2020 @ 5:33 am. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:33:43 / 5:33 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 73.0078 East, latitude 34.7509 North, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us6000d49f. Event ids that are associated: us6000d49f. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Murree, Bat Khela, Zaida (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from Muzaffarābād (c. 725 000 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Mingora (c. 279 900 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Abbottābād (c. 120 000 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Swābi (c. 97 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Mānsehra (c. 66 500 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Harīpur (c. 57 000 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Bat Khela (c. 46 100 pop). Close country/countries, Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 8 km NNE of Shingli Bala, Pakistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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