A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 97 kilometers (60 miles) from Lobuche in Nepal on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pky9. Id of event: us6000pky9. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 18/01/25 / 2025-01-18 15:36:54 / January 18, 2025 @ 3:36 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 87.6102 East, latitude 28.4625 North, depth = 10 km. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:36:54 / 3:36 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Nepal (c. 28 952 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lobujya. Epicenter of the earthquake was 96 km (60 miles) from Lobujya (c. 8 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 97 km NE of Lobuche, Nepal.
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