A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam. Exact location, longitude 103.3568° East, latitude 21.3678° North, depth = 10.89 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.89 km (7 miles). The temblor was reported at 03:14:21 / 3:14 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 07/01/18 / 2018-01-07 20:14:21 / January 7, 2018 @ 8:14 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000c1tb. Id of event: us1000c1tb. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 35 km (22 miles) from Dien Bien Phu (c. 40 300 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Sơn La (c. 19 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vietnam (c. 89 571 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sơn La, Dien Bien Phu (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 35 km E of Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam.
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