A magnitude 3.6 earthquake near Hingoli, Hingoli District, State of Maharashtra, 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 shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter early morning on Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at 1:45 am 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.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.6 as well. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 3.6.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Hingoli (pop. 85,100) located 14 km from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Kalamnuri (pop. 24,800) located 19 km from the epicenter, Basmat (pop. 68,800) 29 km away, Purna (pop. 36,400) 48 km away, Jintur (pop. 44,300) 49 km away, Nanded (pop. 550,600) 51 km away, Parbhani (pop. 307,200) 54 km away, Pusad (pop. 73,000) 57 km away, and Washim (pop. 78,400) 58 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 9, 2026 02:15 am (Kolkata time) local time (8 Jul 2026 20:45 GMT)Magnitude: 3.6Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 19.59°N / 77.15°E (Hingoli, State of Maharashtra, India)Primary data source: NCS