A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Dailekh in Nepal on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000q66t. Unique identifier: us6000q66t. Exact location of earthquake, 81.8313° East, 28.9124° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 04/04/25 / 2025-04-04 14:25:23 / April 4, 2025 @ 2:25 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:25:23 / 2:25 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries, Nepal (c. 28 952 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 98 km (61 miles) from Nepalgunj (c. 64 400 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Gulariyā (c. 53 100 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Tīkāpur (c. 44 800 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Tulsīpur (c. 39 100 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Birendranagar (c. 31 400 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Dipayal (c. 23 400 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Dailekh (c. 20 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nepalgunj, Tulsīpur, Dipayal.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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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. 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: 14 km ENE of Dailekh, Nepal.
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