A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 184 km ESE of Yanqi, China (114 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/07/16 / 2016-07-20 01:41:23 / July 20, 2016 @ 1:41 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 88.4898° East, latitude 41.2292° North, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us20006g0y. Ids that are associated to the event: us20006g0y. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:41:23 / 9:41 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 184 km ESE of Yanqi, China.
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