A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Goālpāra in India on Thursday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:02:59 / 6:02 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 90.6971 East, latitude 25.8168 North, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 20/02/25 / 2025-02-20 06:02:59 / February 20, 2025 @ 6:02 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us7000pewd. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pewd. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Golakganj, Mankāchar, Sapatgrām. Earthquake epicenter was 75 km (46 miles) from Bongaigaon (c. 64 900 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Tura (c. 63 600 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Dhuburi (c. 62 500 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Goālpāra (c. 50 800 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Barpeta (c. 48 800 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Bilāsipāra (c. 37 700 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 40 km S of Goālpāra, India. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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