A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Segong in China on Monday. Global time and date of event 04/12/16 / 2016-12-04 21:34:23 / December 4, 2016 @ 9:34 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 92.0975 East, latitude 32.3985 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 05:34:23 / 5:34 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007euj. Id of event: us10007euj. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 103 km (64 miles) from Nagqu (c. 30 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Nagqu.
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. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 20 km N of Segong, China. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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