A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Lobuche in Nepal on Saturday. Id of earthquake: us6000piwc. Event ids that are associated: us6000piwc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 06:05:48 / 6:05 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 87.0514° East, 28.2962° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/12/24 / 2024-12-28 06:05:48 / December 28, 2024 @ 6:05 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Nepal (c. 28 952 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lobujya. Epicenter of the earthquake was 45 km (28 miles) from Lobujya (c. 8 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-seven, in the last 10 days thirty-seven, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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: 45 km NNE of Lobuche, Nepal.
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