A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Lobuche in Nepal on Wednesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/01/25 / 2025-01-08 11:04:44 / January 8, 2025 @ 11:04 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:04:44 / 11:04 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000pl9t. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pl9t. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 87.2618° East, 28.1006° North.
The epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Khāndbāri (c. 22 900 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Lobujya (c. 8 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khāndbāri, Lobujya (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Nepal (c. 28 952 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-nine, in the last 10 days fourty-nine, in the past 30 days fifty-one and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 47 km ENE of Lobuche, Nepal. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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