A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Nazir Town in Pakistan. Exact location, longitude 73.5883° East, latitude 33.2571° North, depth = 34.29 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000ajnr. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ajnr. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:42:24 / 8:42 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.29 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/07/20 / 2020-07-07 20:42:24 / July 7, 2020 @ 8:42 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 62 km (38 miles) from Rawalpindi (c. 1 743 100 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Kotli (c. 640 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Islamabad (c. 601 600 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Bhimbar (c. 342 900 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Gujrāt (c. 301 500 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Jhelum (c. 164 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Mandi Bahāuddīn (c. 129 700 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Phālia, Jalālpur, Pind Dādan Khān.
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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 11 km ESE of Nazir Town, Pakistan.
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