A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 97 kilometers (60 miles) from Bamboo Flat in India on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/11/24 / 2024-11-20 04:21:33 / November 20, 2024 @ 4:21 am. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:21:33 / 4:21 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000nw5n. Event ids that are associated: us7000nw5n. Exact location of event, longitude 93.1336 East, latitude 12.4768 North, depth = 74.037 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 74.037 km (46 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 99 km (62 miles) from Port Blair (c. 112 100 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Bamboo Flat (c. 7 400 pop). Close country/countries, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Port Blair, Bamboo Flat.
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 one and in the last 365 days seven 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 97 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India.
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