A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, Hunan-Guangdong border region, China kilometers (0 miles) from Hunan-Guangdong border region, China. The temblor was picked up at 05:07:05 / 5:07 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us20006ems. Event ids that are associated: us20006ems. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 113.1499 East, latitude 25.8034 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/07/16 / 2016-07-08 05:07:05 / July 8, 2016 @ 5:07 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 12 km (7 miles) from Chenzhou (c. 179 000 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Leiyang (c. 129 100 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Lecheng (c. 124 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lecheng, Leiyang, Chenzhou (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: Hunan-Guangdong border region, China. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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