A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Gyangkar in China on Sunday. Exact location, longitude 87.5001° East, latitude 28.4845° North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us10005j6b. Unique identifier: us10005j6b. The temblor was reported at 09:48:48 / 9:48 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/05/16 / 2016-05-22 01:48:48 / May 22, 2016 @ 1:48 am UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Nepal (c. 28 952 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 90 km (56 miles) from Lobujya (c. 8 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lobujya.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 30 km WNW of Gyangkar, China. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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