A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 102 km SW of Rulong, China (63 miles) on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: us10006rpi. Unique identifier: us10006rpi. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:47:16 / 12:47 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/09/16 / 2016-09-22 16:47:16 / September 22, 2016 @ 4:47 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 99.6541° East, 30.2106° North, depth 22.67 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.67 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 102 km SW of Rulong, China.
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