A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Dhekiajuli in India. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:42:49 / 12:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 38.01 km, 92.3835° East, 26.721° North. Unique identifier: us7000rl21. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000rl21. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/12/25 / 2025-12-27 12:42:49 / December 27, 2025 @ 12:42 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 38.01 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Close country/countries that might be effected, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 87 km (54 miles) from Guwahati (c. 899 100 pop), 43 km (26 miles) from Tezpur (c. 58 900 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Hojāi (c. 36 900 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Rangia (c. 26 400 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Mangaldai (c. 24 900 pop), 10 km (6 miles) from Dhekiajuli (c. 21 300 pop), 30 km (18 miles) from Dhing (c. 20 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hojāi, North Guwāhāti, Samdrup Jongkhar (min 5000 pop).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 9 km WNW of Dhekiajuli, India. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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