M4.2 earthquake near Topi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Topi, Pakistan on 2 Aug 2016, 01:24 UTC at a depth of 56 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Topi, about 17 km away in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.