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Minor mag. 3.6 earthquake - 14 km east of Tezpur, Sonitpur, Assam, India, on Thursday, Jan 26, 2023 at 4:04 am (GMT +5:30) -

Updated: Jan 27, 2023 11:22 GMT - refresh

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Minor mag. 3.6 earthquake - 14 km east of Tezpur, Sonitpur, Assam, India, on Thursday, Jan 26, 2023 at 4:04 am (GMT +5:30)

Minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 542 km depth

25 Jan 22:43 UTC: First to report: NCS after 8 minutes.

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Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 25, 2023 22:34:58 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Jan 26, 2023 at 4:04 am (GMT +5:30)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.6
Depth	542.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	26.6697°N / 92.9336°E (Sonitpur, Assam, India)
Antipode	26.67°S / 87.066°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
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Primary data source	NCS (National Center for Seismology)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	14 km (9 mi) ENE of Tezpur (pop: 58,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) SE of Rangapara (Sonitpur) (pop: 18,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) E of Dhekiajuli (Sonitpur) (pop: 21,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 51 km (32 mi) ENE of Dhing (Nagaon) (pop: 20,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 75 km (46 mi) N of Hojai (Nagaon) (pop: 36,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 115 km (72 mi) NW of Dimāpur (Nagaland) (pop: 135,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 128 km (79 mi) ENE of Dispur (pop: 10,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 130 km (81 mi) ENE of Guwahati (pop: 899,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 14°C (57 F), humidity: 63%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from ENE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.6 x 10¹⁰ joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.6	542 km	14km E of Tezpur, Assam, India	NCS

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