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 data:
Date & time: Dec 27, 2021 12:05 pm (GMT +5) local time (27 Dec 2021 07:05 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 29.32°N / 71.48°E (Bahāwalpur, Punjab, Pakistan)
Primary data source: NCS
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