A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Nongstoin in India on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000mqqy. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000mqqy. The temblor was picked up at 02:20:09 / 2:20 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/05/24 / 2024-05-31 02:20:09 / May 31, 2024 @ 2:20 am. Exact location, longitude 91.0047° East, latitude 25.7318° North, depth = 41.021 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 41.021 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Guwahati (c. 899 100 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Shillong (c. 132 800 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Tura (c. 63 600 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Goālpāra (c. 50 800 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Barpeta (c. 48 800 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Barpeta Road (c. 35 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Dispur, Bijni, Shillong (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 35 km NW of Nongstoin, India. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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