Moderate magnitude 4.8 quake hits 75 km northwest of Ambikāpur, India after midnight

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Ambikāpur, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, India, was reported only 10 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 20.3 km beneath the epicenter after midnight on Friday, July 29th, 2022, at 12:26 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 Baikunthpur (pop. 10,800) located 8 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Kotma (pop. 31,800) located 54 km from the epicenter, Pasān (pop. 30,900) 60 km away, Ambikāpur (pop. 72,800) 75 km away, Pendra (pop. 12,600) 81 km away, Anuppur (pop. 18,100) 85 km away, and Katghora (pop. 20,100) 90 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Korba (pop. 419,100) located 109 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 29, 2022 12:56 am (GMT +5:30) local time (28 Jul 2022 19:26 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 20.3 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 23.31°N / 82.5°E (Korea, Chhattisgarh, India)
Primary data source: NCS
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