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A 5.3-magnitude earthquake was reported in India on Friday (February 27), according to the United States Geological Survey.
The earthquake was recorded at 12:52 p.m. local time and centered at 26 kilometers (about 16 miles) southwest of Tāki at a depth of 9.8 kilometers (about six miles). The USGS said it received 178 reports of people having felt the earthquake at the time of publication on Friday.
There were no tsunami warnings reported as of Friday. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was the largest reported in Tāki in the past month and the third reported in the past 365 days, according to EarthquakeTrack.com. India is reported to have had only one earthquake measuring 1.5-magnitude or greater in the past 24 hours; six in the past seven days; 13 in the last 30 days; and 94 in past 365 days, according to EarthquakeTrack.com.
Earthquakes measured between 2.5 and 5.4 magnitude can be felt by a large population, however, rarely results in much damage, according to Michigan Tech via the Sacramento Bee.
An estimated 500,000 detectable earthquakes are reported worldwide annually, however, around 100,000 are felt and only 100 typically result in serious damage. Officials strongly advise that anyone caught in an earthquake should drop, cover and hold on, according to the Sacramento Bee.