A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 182 km NNW of Pubu, China (113 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of event, longitude 88.8265 East, latitude 33.1592 North, depth = 19.92 km. Global time and date of event 19/08/18 / 2018-08-19 08:18:23 / August 19, 2018 @ 8:18 am UTC/GMT. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:18:23 / 4:18 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.92 km (12 miles). Event id: us1000gd55. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000gd55.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 182 km NNW of Pubu, China.
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