A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 53 km NNW of Chongdui, China (33 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002x1k. Id of event: us10002x1k. The temblor was picked up at 09:37:42 / 9:37 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 85.6739 East, latitude 28.5569 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/08/15 / 2015-08-01 01:37:42 / August 1, 2015 @ 1:37 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 53 km NNW of Chongdui, China.
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