A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 224 km SW of Qiemo, China (139 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 12:16:08 / 12:16 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/04/16 / 2016-04-23 04:16:08 / April 23, 2016 @ 4:16 am. Event id: us20005l4f. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005l4f. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 83.6197 East, latitude 36.8034 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 224 km SW of Qiemo, China. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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