A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 294 km NE of Luring, China (183 miles) on Wednesday. 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). The temblor was reported at 17:35:35 / 5:35 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 10/08/16 / 2016-08-10 09:35:35 / August 10, 2016 @ 9:35 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 86.147° East, 34.3553° North. Unique identifier: us10006ck5. Ids that are associated to the event: us10006ck5.
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 three 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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