A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Fuyu in China on Saturday. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:24:52 / 6:24 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/05/19 / 2019-05-17 22:24:52 / May 17, 2019 @ 10:24 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 124.6125° East, 45.2041° North, depth 17.42 km. Id of earthquake: us70003mum. Event ids that are associated: us70003mum. The epicenter was at a depth of 17.42 km (11 miles).
Close country/countries, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Zhaozhou, Zhaoyuan, Dalai. The epicenter was 16 km (10 miles) from Fuyu (c. 138 700 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Qianguo (c. 113 600 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Dalai (c. 93 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Zhaozhou (c. 62 400 pop), 52 km (33 miles) from Zhaoyuan (c. 59 400 pop).
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 occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 16 km W of Fuyu, China.
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