Magnitude 4.6 earthquake strikes near Chīrāla, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, India
4.6 quake 20 Oct 6:16 am (GMT +5)

Just 17 minutes ago, a 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Chīrāla, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The tremor was recorded early morning on Wednesday, October 20th, 2021, at 6:16 am local time, at a shallow depth of 10 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 Vetapālem (pop. 38,000) located 78 km from the epicenter, Chīrāla (pop. 87,000) 78 km away, Bāpatla (pop. 70,100) 79 km away, Repalle (pop. 43,000) 84 km away, Ongole (pop. 172,900) 85 km away, Ponnur (pop. 56,500) 93 km away, Kāvali (pop. 83,400) 95 km away, and Kandukūr (pop. 53,700) 96 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 20, 2021 6:16 am (GMT +5) local time (20 Oct 2021 01:16 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 15.27°N / 80.8°E (Bay of Bengal, India)
Primary data source: NCS
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