M 4.0 earthquake – 6 km NW of Uttarkāshi, India
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Local time: Jul 24, 2022 · 12:36 (UTC+5:30)
LightShallow · 21 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.0body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 21 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 30.759, 78.3966.0 km from Uttarkāshi
- Energy released
- 15 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 1"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 5.3max. reported (CDI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 247USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Jul 10, 2022.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 15 tons of TNT, 32 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around India.
- 7.9 The 1905 Kangra, India Earthquake Apr 4, 1905
- 7.0 21 km SE of Dārchulā, Nepal Aug 28, 1916
- 6.8 32 km E of Uttarkāshi, India Oct 19, 1991
- 6.8 136 km ENE of Kulu, India Jan 19, 1975
- 6.7 115 km SSE of Gar, China Mar 6, 1966
- 6.7 6 km SE of Jahāngīrpur, India Oct 10, 1956
- 6.6 37 km ESE of Dārchulā, Nepal Jun 27, 1966
- 6.6 10 km W of Dera Gopipur, India Feb 27, 1906