Moderate magnitude 4.8 quake hits 91 km northwest of Barishal, Pakistan late at night
Mon, 3 May 2021, 19:25 19:25 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
4.8 quake 3 May 11:43 pm (GMT +4:30)
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near Barishal, Hunza-Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, late at night on Monday 3 May 2021 at 11:13 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Barishal (pop. 2,000) located 91 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
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Date & time: 3 May 2021 11:43 pm (GMT +4:30) local time (3 May 2021 19:13 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.11°N / 74.41°E
(Hunza-Nagar, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan)Primary data source: NCS
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