The ASC-N mailing list is maintained by the ASC - Amateur Seismic Centre (www.asc-india.org). The information contained within these messages is intended for informational purposes and is preliminary in nature! They contain early estimates of earthquake locations obtained from Indian and global seismological networks for earthquakes in south Asia. These data can be expected to differ with final estimates available days or weeks later. Bulletins are issued for events of M>4.0 within SAARC countries (M>3.0 for urban areas & agglomerations with a population of more than 1-million). Bulletins will also be issued for M>7.0 earthquakes occurring within the Indian Ocean & the adjoining seas. In special cases, bulletins will be issued for local or teleseismic events that do not fall in the above criterion but produce macroseismic effects in SAARC nations.