Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake 26 km southeast of Sangrur, India
4.8 quake 22 Feb 9:05 am (GMT +5:30)

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Sangrur, Punjab, India, was reported only 16 minutes ago by India's National Center for Seismology (NCS), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022, at 8:35 am 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 was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Bhawanigarh (pop. 19,400) located 12 km from the epicenter, Nabha (pop. 64,600) 23 km away, and Sangrur (pop. 88,600) 26 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Sunām (pop. 53,600) located 30 km from the epicenter, Dhūri (pop. 54,300) 31 km away, Patiāla (pop. 329,200) 33 km away, Māler Kotla (pop. 113,800) 45 km away, Ludhiana (pop. 1,545,400) 86 km away, and Gorakhpur (pop. 1,324,600) 91 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Feb 22, 2022 9:05 am (GMT +5:30) local time (22 Feb 2022 03:35 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 30.17°N / 76.11°E (Patiala, Punjab, India)
Primary data source: NCS
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