A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 145 km ENE of Arzak, China (90 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.13 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 25.13 km, 77.7366° East, 40.0794° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/07/15 / 2015-07-08 02:43:36 / July 8, 2015 @ 2:43 am. The temblor was picked up at 10:43:36 / 10:43 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002vww. Id of event: us20002vww.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 145 km ENE of Arzak, China.
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