A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 140 km NNE of Lobuche, Nepal (87 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pibw. Id of event: us6000pibw. Exact location of event, longitude 87.3266 East, latitude 29.1311 North, depth = 10 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:27:32 / 3:27 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/01/25 / 2025-01-07 03:27:32 / January 7, 2025 @ 3:27 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 140 km NNE of Lobuche, Nepal.
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