A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Kashi in China on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/09/15 / 2015-09-30 00:50:08 / September 30, 2015 @ 12:50 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10003j0e. Event ids that are associated: us10003j0e. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39.98 km (25 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:50:08 / 8:50 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 75.0034 East, latitude 39.5896 North, depth = 39.98 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kashi. Earthquake epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Kashi (c. 274 700 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 85 km W of Kashi, China. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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