A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 70 km SSE of Domartang, China (43 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:00:36 / 3:00 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/07/15 / 2015-07-31 07:00:36 / July 31, 2015 @ 7:00 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.64 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 95.0443 East, latitude 30.2889 North, depth = 35.64 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us10002wt8. Unique identifier: us10002wt8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days twelve 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 70 km SSE of Domartang, China.
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