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Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - 70 km west of Usta Muhammad, Jāfarābād, Balochistan, Pakistan, on 11 Apr 2:49 am (GMT +5)

Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 10 km depth

10 Apr 22:06 UTC: First to report: USGS after 17 minutes.

Update Sat, 10 Apr 2021, 22:12

Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes near Usta Muhammad, Balochistan, Pakistan

4.2 quake 11 Apr 2:49 am (GMT +5)

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake near Usta Muhammad, Balochistan, Pakistan, was reported only 22 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Sunday 11 April 2021 at 2:49 am 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.2 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Garhi Khairo (pop. 13,700) located 67 km from the epicenter, Mehrabpur (pop. 35,300) 69 km away, Usta Muhammad (pop. 44,000) 70 km away, Shahdad Kot (pop. 75,400) 72 km away, Khuzdar (pop. 141,200) 87 km away, and Kambar (pop. 77,500) 99 km away.

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Earthquake details

Date & time	Apr 10, 2021 21:49:37 UTC
Local time at epicenter	11 Apr 2:49 am (GMT +5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.2
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	28.254°N / 67.3383°E (Khuzdār, Balochistan, Pakistan)
Antipode	28.254°S / 112.662°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Tor Zawar (248 km / 154 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	67 km (41 mi) WNW of Garhi Khairo (pop: 13,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 69 km (43 mi) WNW of Mehrabpur (pop: 35,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 70 km (43 mi) W of Usta Muhammad (pop: 44,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) NW of Shahdad Kot (Sindh) (pop: 75,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) NE of Khuzdar (pop: 141,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 99 km (61 mi) NW of Kambar (Sindh) (pop: 77,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 100 km (62 mi) SSW of Bhag (Kachhi) (pop: 14,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 108 km (67 mi) W of Jacobabad (Sindh) (pop: 170,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 217 km (135 mi) S of Quetta (pop: 733,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 816 km (507 mi) SW of Islamabad (pop: 601,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 28.1°C (83 F), humidity: 12%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from W
Estimated seismic energy released	1.3 x 10¹¹ joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.2	10 km	62 Km WNW of Chowki Jamali, Pakistan	USGS
4.2	10 km	PAKISTAN	EMSC
4.2	10 km	Pakistan	NCS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Kabul, Afghanistan (KBL/IU network) | Distance from quake: 718 km / 446 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Kabul, Afghanistan: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake (2)

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Jacobabad / not felt : I live in Karachi Pakistan cousin live near chowki jamali felt quake. He told me in facebook messages

Islamabad / not felt

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