A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Qiangqinxue in China on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.77 km (12 miles). Unique identifier: us2000ghl9. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000ghl9. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 90.3344 East, latitude 29.4152 North, depth = 19.77 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:23:29 / 5:23 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/07/18 / 2018-07-30 21:23:29 / July 30, 2018 @ 9:23 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 79 km (49 miles) from Lhasa (c. 118 700 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Dêqên (c. 62 400 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Jiangzi (c. 10 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jiangzi, Lhasa, Dêqên.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 has struck near.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 45 km ENE of Qiangqinxue, China.
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