A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 150 km S of Yilkiqi, China (93 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/08/16 / 2016-08-28 04:50:24 / August 28, 2016 @ 4:50 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 77.1685 East, latitude 36.6041 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 12:50:24 / 12:50 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us20006uqr. Unique identifier: us20006uqr. 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).
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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 150 km S of Yilkiqi, China.
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