Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.5 just reported 20 km southeast of Renukoot, India
4.5 quake 4 Feb 3:53 pm (GMT +5:30)

India's National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported a magnitude 4.5 quake in India near Renukoot, Uttar Pradesh, only 21 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early afternoon on Friday, February 4th, 2022, at 3:23 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10 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 Renukoot (pop. 62,400) located 20 km from the epicenter, Dūdhi (pop. 12,700) 22 km away, Obra (pop. 56,100) 43 km away, and Singrauli (pop. 185,600) 47 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Robertsganj (pop. 37,900) located 71 km from the epicenter, Garhwa (pop. 40,700) 72 km away, and Daltongandzh (pop. 77,700) 97 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Feb 4, 2022 3:53 pm (GMT +5:30) local time (4 Feb 2022 10:23 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 24.05°N / 83.11°E (Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Primary data source: NCS
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