A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 65 km S of Domartang, China (40 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was picked up at 13:58:04 / 1:58 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us10002x9a. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002x9a. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/08/15 / 2015-08-02 05:58:04 / August 2, 2015 @ 5:58 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 27.54 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 27.54 km, 94.7985° East, 30.3085° North.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 65 km S of Domartang, China. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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