Magnitude 4.7 earthquake strikes near Sirsa, Haryana, India

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake near Sirsa, Haryana, India, was reported only 18 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 very shallow depth of 5 km beneath the epicenter in the evening on Thursday, June 9th, 2022, at 9:06 pm 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 Sirsa (pop. 181,600) located 12 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Kālānwāli (pop. 27,400) located 33 km from the epicenter, Sardulgarh (pop. 17,300) 36 km away, Nohar (pop. 46,400) 42 km away, Dabwāli (pop. 62,100) 48 km away, Fatehābād (pop. 66,000) 54 km away, Hanumangarh (pop. 155,700) 55 km away, and Gorakhpur (pop. 1,324,600) 75 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jun 9, 2022 9:36 pm (GMT +5:30) local time (9 Jun 2022 16:06 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 29.55°N / 74.9°E (Sirsa, Haryana, India)
Primary data source: NCS
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