A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Korla in China. Id of earthquake: us1000dc03. Event ids that are associated: us1000dc03. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29.44 km (18 miles). Exact location of event, depth 29.44 km, 85.6281° East, 42.3198° North. The temblor was reported at 09:18:36 / 9:18 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/04/18 / 2018-04-01 01:18:36 / April 1, 2018 @ 1:18 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 76 km (47 miles) from Sayibage (c. 179 500 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Sishilichengzi (c. 8 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sishilichengzi, Sayibage. Nearby country/countries, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 75 km NW of Korla, China.
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