A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Xunchang in China. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us600045rm. Unique identifier: us600045rm. The temblor was reported at 23:41:37 / 11:41 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/06/19 / 2019-06-17 15:41:37 / June 17, 2019 @ 3:41 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 104.8323° East, 28.317° North.
Nearby country/countries, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 54 km (34 miles) from Yibin (c. 242 100 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Xunchang (c. 64 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yibin, Xunchang (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 19 km SE of Xunchang, China.
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