A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 65 km S of Domartang, China (40 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/08/15 / 2015-08-03 00:55:25 / August 3, 2015 @ 12:55 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 33.08 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us100033wr. Event ids that are associated: us100033wr. Exact location of event, longitude 94.9659 East, latitude 30.3239 North, depth = 33.08 km. The temblor was reported at 08:55:25 / 8:55 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 65 km S of Domartang, China.
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