A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Lucaogou in China on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/08/15 / 2015-08-19 11:02:12 / August 19, 2015 @ 11:02 am. Unique identifier: us100033cu. Ids that are associated to the event: us100033cu. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:02:12 / 7:02 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 29.18 km (18 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 88.0026° East, 43.7916° North, depth 29.18 km.
Epicenter of the event was 32 km (20 miles) from Ürümqi (c. 3 029 400 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Yan’an Beilu (c. 198 800 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yan’an Beilu, Ürümqi (min 5000 pop).
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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 19 km ESE of Lucaogou, China.
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