A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Tezpur in India on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 56 km (35 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 92.9597° East, 26.4492° North, depth 56 km. Id of earthquake: us1000419g. Event ids that are associated: us1000419g. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/11/15 / 2015-11-25 16:15:11 / November 25, 2015 @ 4:15 pm. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:45:11 / 9:45 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Golāghāt, Dimāpur, Itānagar (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 97 km (60 miles) from Dimāpur (c. 135 900 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Tezpur (c. 58 900 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Diphu (c. 57 100 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Itānagar (c. 45 000 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Hojāi (c. 36 900 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Golāghāt (c. 34 400 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Lumding Railway Colony (c. 25 300 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 25 km SE of Tezpur, India.
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