A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Jumla in Nepal on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 18:21:42 / 6:21 pm (local time epicenter). 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 17.214 km (11 miles). Unique identifier: us7000ndu2. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000ndu2. Exact location of event, depth 17.214 km, 82.1727° East, 29.9671° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/09/24 / 2024-09-14 18:21:42 / September 14, 2024 @ 6:21 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Nepal (c. 28 952 000 pop). The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Jumla (c. 9 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jumla (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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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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: 76 km N of Jumla, Nepal. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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