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Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - 21 km southwest of Bahawalpur, Bahāwalpur, Punjab, Pakistan, on Monday, Dec 27, 2021 at 12:05 pm (GMT +5) -

Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 10 km depth

27 Dec 07:10 UTC: First to report: NCS after 5 minutes.

Update Mon, 27 Dec 2021, 07:15

Moderate magnitude 4.4 quake hits 21 km southwest of Bahawalpur, Pakistan around noon

4.4 quake 27 Dec 12:05 pm (GMT +5)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred only 10 minutes ago 21 km southwest of Bahawalpur, Pakistan, India's National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near Bahawalpur, Bahāwalpur District, Punjab, Pakistan, around noon on Monday, December 27th, 2021, at 12:05 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 Bahawalpur (pop. 552,600) located 21 km from the epicenter, Lodhran (pop. 97,200) 28 km away, Ahmadpur East (pop. 116,600) 29 km away, Yazman (pop. 24,600) 34 km away, Dhanote (pop. 18,700) 39 km away, and Kahror Pakka (pop. 69,700) 54 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Shujaabad (pop. 66,000) located 65 km from the epicenter, and Multan (pop. 1,437,200) 98 km away.
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Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 27, 2021 07:05:11 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Dec 27, 2021 at 12:05 pm (GMT +5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.4
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	29.3162°N / 71.4791°E (Bahāwalpur, Punjab, Pakistan)
Antipode	29.316°S / 108.521°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	NCS (National Center for Seismology)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	21 km (13 mi) WSW of Bahawalpur (pop: 552,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Lodhran (pop: 97,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) NE of Ahmadpur East (pop: 116,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) NW of Yazman (Bahawalpur) (pop: 24,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 39 km (25 mi) SW of Dhanote (Lodhran) (pop: 18,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 54 km (34 mi) SW of Kahror Pakka (pop: 69,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 65 km (41 mi) SSE of Shujaabad (pop: 66,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) S of Multan (pop: 1,437,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 371 km (231 mi) SW of Lahore (pop: 6,310,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 512 km (318 mi) SSW of Islamabad (pop: 601,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Few Clouds 21.3°C (70 F), humidity: 36%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from ENE
Estimated seismic energy released	2.5 x 10¹¹ joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.4	10 km	Pakistan: 229km NW of Bikaner, Rajasthan, India	NCS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Kabul, Afghanistan (KBL/IU network) | Distance from quake: 625 km / 388 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

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