A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Xiluodu in China on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 03:51:56 / 3:51 am (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 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/04/19 / 2019-04-09 19:51:56 / April 9, 2019 @ 7:51 pm. Id of earthquake: us700037nh. Event ids that are associated: us700037nh. Exact location, longitude 103.6606° East, latitude 28.1288° North, depth = 35 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 90 km (56 miles) from Zhaotong (c. 109 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Zhaotong (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 11 km SE of Xiluodu, China. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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