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M5.0 earthquake near Jaglot, Gilgit-Baltistan

Name: M5.0 earthquake near Jaglot, Gilgit-Baltistan
Start: 2019-12-30T17:49:59.468+00:00
Location: 43 km SE of Gilgit, Pakistan

2482 d ago · 30 Dec 2019, 17:49 UTC 43 km SE of Gilgit, Pakistan

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 43 km SE of Gilgit, Pakistan on 30 Dec 2019, 17:49 UTC at a depth of 24 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Jaglot, about 7 km away in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

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First reported by USGS
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