A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 87 km NNW of Tanggulashan, China (54 miles) on Friday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/08/18 / 2018-08-03 01:34:22 / August 3, 2018 @ 1:34 am. Exact location, longitude 92.1202° East, latitude 34.9392° North, depth = 14.73 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000g2c1. Id of event: us1000g2c1. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.73 km (9 miles). The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:34:22 / 9:34 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate 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 has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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