A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Xunchang in China on Tuesday. Event id: us60004x33. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60004x33. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 104.784° East, 28.2749° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/07/19 / 2019-07-29 17:04:35 / July 29, 2019 @ 5:04 pm. 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). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:04:35 / 1:04 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Yibin, Xunchang (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). The epicenter was 57 km (35 miles) from Yibin (c. 242 100 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Xunchang (c. 64 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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: 21 km SSE of Xunchang, China.
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