A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 30 km SW of Weiyuan, China (19 miles) on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14.35 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:55:10 / 12:55 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us10003y5k. Unique identifier: us10003y5k. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/11/15 / 2015-11-13 16:55:10 / November 13, 2015 @ 4:55 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 100.4716° East, 23.2751° North, depth 14.35 km. 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 30 km SW of Weiyuan, China. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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