A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Hojāi in India. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:17:21 / 2:17 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 92.7762 East, latitude 25.7423 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000nyde. Unique identifier: us6000nyde. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/10/24 / 2024-10-13 02:17:21 / October 13, 2024 @ 2:17 am.
Nearby country/countries, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Shillong (c. 132 800 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Diphu (c. 57 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Hāflong (c. 40 000 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Hojāi (c. 36 900 pop), 39 km (25 miles) from Lumding Railway Colony (c. 25 300 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Dhing (c. 20 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nongpoh, Shillong, Dhing (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 29 km SSW of Hojāi, India.
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