Mag. 4.3 earthquake - 40 km southeast of Mahur, North Cachar Hills, Assam, India, on Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 12:45 am (GMT +5:30) -

Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 61 km depth

13 Jan 19:31 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 16 minutes.
13 Jan 20:19: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 15.0 to 61.0 km (from 9.3 to 38 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 22 km (13 mi) towards ENE.

Update Wed, 13 Jan 2021, 19:36

Light magnitude 4.2 quake hits 28 km southeast of Mahur, India after midnight

4.2 quake 14 Jan 12:45 am (GMT +5:30)

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 4.2 quake in India near Mahur, Dima Hasao, Assam, only 20 minutes ago. The earthquake hit after midnight on Thursday 14 January 2021 at 12:15 am local time at a shallow depth of 15 km. 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 Mahur (pop. 7,200) located 28 km from the epicenter, Hāflong (pop. 40,000) 32 km away, and Maibong (pop. 8,400) 39 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Silchar (pop. 152,400) located 47 km from the epicenter, Badarpur (pop. 11,000) 66 km away, Hailākāndi (pop. 31,000) 75 km away, Mayāng Imphāl (pop. 22,200) 76 km away, Lāla (pop. 10,900) 78 km away, and Churāchāndpur (pop. 47,800) 82 km away.

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Date & time: 13 Jan 2021 19:15:37 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 12:45 am (GMT +5:30)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 61.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 25°N / 93.45°E

(Tamenglong, Manipur, India)
Nearby towns and cities:
40 km (25 mi) ESE of Mahur (Assam) (pop: 7,180) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (29 mi) SE of Maibong (Assam) (pop: 8,360) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (34 mi) WNW of Imphal (pop: 223,500) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (39 mi) NW of Mayāng Imphāl (Imphal East) (pop: 22,200) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) NNW of Moirāng (Bishnupur) (pop: 17,100) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) NW of Thoubāl (pop: 44,500) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) ENE of Silchar (Assam) (pop: 152,400) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) NW of Kakching (pop: 30,400) --> See nearby quakes!
1659 km (1031 mi) E of New Delhi (pop: 317,800) --> See nearby quakes!

Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky

12.1°C (54 F), humidity: 55%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NE

Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 10¹¹ joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) More info

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Magnitude	Depth	Location	Source
M 4.3	61 km	MANIPUR, INDIA REGION	EMSC
M 4.3	61 km	Northeastern India	GFZ

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208.1 km NW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 5-10 s

Deoghar, Jharkhand / Light shaking (MMI IV) : I am light sleeper and I was awakened by the light shaking of my bed.

Imphal / Very weak shaking (MMI II)

Bokajan / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s

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Mag. 4.3 earthquake - 40 km southeast of Mahur, North Cachar Hills, Assam, India, on Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 12:45 am (GMT +5:30)

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