A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Xinghe Chengguanzhen in China on Thursday. All ids that are associated to the event: us200067jn. Unique identifier: us200067jn. Exact location of earthquake, 114.2389° East, 40.9879° North, depth 14.27 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:37:36 / 8:37 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/06/16 / 2016-06-23 00:37:36 / June 23, 2016 @ 12:37 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.27 km (9 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 57 km (36 miles) from Zhangjiakou (c. 692 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Xuanhua (c. 373 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Xuanhua, Zhangjiakou.
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 was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 32 km ENE of Xinghe Chengguanzhen, China.
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