A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Rawalpindi in Pakistan. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 49.342 km (31 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 73.0929° East, 33.4051° North, depth 49.342 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pe02. Id of event: us7000pe02. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 17:48:19 / 5:48 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/02/25 / 2025-02-15 17:48:19 / February 15, 2025 @ 5:48 pm.
The epicenter was 22 km (14 miles) from Rawalpindi (c. 1 743 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Kotli (c. 640 000 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Islamabad (c. 601 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Jhelum (c. 164 100 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Mandi Bahāuddīn (c. 129 700 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Abbottābād (c. 120 000 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Chakwāl (c. 101 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jand, Mandi Bahāuddīn, Swābi (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Pakistan (c. 184 405 000 pop).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 21 km S of Rawalpindi, Pakistan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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