A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Jiannan in China on Friday. Event id: us2000bl9n. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000bl9n. Global time and date of event 10/11/17 / 2017-11-10 03:03:15 / November 10, 2017 @ 3:03 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 104.1413 East, latitude 31.521 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:03:15 / 11:03 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Chengdu, Tianpeng, Jiangyou (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 95 km (59 miles) from Chengdu (c. 7 415 600 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Mianyang (c. 264 100 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Deyang (c. 152 200 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Jiangyou (c. 127 200 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Tianpeng (c. 60 800 pop).
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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 20 km NNW of Jiannan, China.
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