A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Dajal in Pakistan on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000agek. Id of event: us2000agek. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:41:01 / 3:41 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/09/17 / 2017-09-05 22:41:01 / September 5, 2017 @ 10:41 pm. Exact location of event, depth 29.19 km, 70.0371° East, 29.7088° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29.19 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Alīpur, Jatoi Shimāli, Kohlu (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Dera Ghazi Khan (c. 236 100 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Jāmpur (c. 63 800 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Rājanpur (c. 50 700 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Jatoi Shimāli (c. 47 100 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Alīpur (c. 33 600 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Dājal (c. 17 600 pop).
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 36 km WNW of Dajal, Pakistan.
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