A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Kishtwār in India on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 75.8244 East, latitude 33.4365 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 17:12:37 / 5:12 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000plmk. Event ids that are associated: us6000plmk. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/01/25 / 2025-01-22 17:12:37 / January 22, 2025 @ 5:12 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Awantīpur, Udhampur, Trāl (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 86 km (53 miles) from Udhampur (c. 80 400 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Anantnāg (c. 79 800 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Bijbiāra (c. 24 600 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from Kishtwār (c. 20 600 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Doda (c. 17 700 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Kulgām (c. 16 200 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 14 km NNE of Kishtwār, India.
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