Magnitude 4.5 earthquake strikes near Diamond Harbour, South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal, India
4.5 quake 22 Jun 10:44 am (GMT +5:30)

Just 10 minutes ago, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Diamond Harbour, South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal, India. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022, at 10:14 am local time, at an intermediate depth of 85.9 km below the surface.
The event was filed by India's National Center for Seismology (NCS), the first seismological agency to report it.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Diamond Harbour (pop. 41,800) located 6 km from the epicenter, Haldia (pop. 170,700) 20 km away, Tamlūk (pop. 48,600) 25 km away, Pujali (pop. 45,400) 26 km away, Baruipur (pop. 53,100) 32 km away, Maheshtala (pop. 448,300) 32 km away, Rajpur (pop. 424,400) 36 km away, Howrah (pop. 1,027,700) 41 km away, Kolkata (pop. 4,631,400) 42 km away, and Kultali (pop. 187,900) 45 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jun 22, 2022 10:44 am (GMT +5:30) local time (22 Jun 2022 05:14 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 85.9 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 22.23°N / 88.16°E (South 24 Paraganas, West Bengal, India)
Primary data source: NCS
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