A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Arzak in China. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 05:44:07 / 5:44 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005gsv. Id of event: us70005gsv. Exact location of earthquake, 76.8525° East, 39.6602° North, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/09/19 / 2019-09-15 21:44:07 / September 15, 2019 @ 9:44 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 77 km (48 miles) from Kashi (c. 274 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kashi (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 62 km E of Arzak, China. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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