A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 92 kilometers (57 miles) from Lobuche in Nepal on Sunday. 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: 19/01/25 / 2025-01-19 17:56:47 / January 19, 2025 @ 5:56 pm. Unique identifier: us6000pl3u. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pl3u. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 87.602 East, latitude 28.3953 North, depth = 24.746 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 24.746 km (15 miles). The temblor was picked up at 17:56:47 / 5:56 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Nepal (c. 28 952 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 92 km (57 miles) from Lobujya (c. 8 800 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lobujya.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days fourty-one and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 92 km ENE of Lobuche, Nepal.
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