A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 35 km NNW of Qiongxi, China (22 miles) on Sunday. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000gazx. Unique identifier: us2000gazx. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/07/18 / 2018-07-22 00:44:15 / July 22, 2018 @ 12:44 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 102.4476 East, latitude 33.1029 North, depth = 10 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:44:15 / 8:44 am (local time epicenter).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 35 km NNW of Qiongxi, China.
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