A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 241 km NNW of Pubu, China (150 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us100036b4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100036b4. Exact location of event, longitude 89.0539 East, latitude 33.8258 North, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/08/15 / 2015-08-14 04:18:20 / August 14, 2015 @ 4:18 am. The temblor was reported at 12:18:20 / 12:18 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 one 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.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 241 km NNW of Pubu, China.
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