A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was reported 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Macau in Macao on Sunday. Event id: us70006v48. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006v48. Exact location of event, longitude 113.7365 East, latitude 22.1623 North, depth = 10 km. The 3.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:55:36 / 6:55 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/01/20 / 2020-01-04 22:55:36 / January 4, 2020 @ 10:55 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquake epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from Shenzhen (c. 10 358 400 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Hong Kong (c. 7 012 700 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Kowloon (c. 2 019 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Jiangmen (c. 532 400 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Macau (c. 520 400 pop), 22 km (13 miles) from Zhuhai (c. 501 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Jiangmen, Xinhui, Humen (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop), Hong Kong (c. 6 899 000 pop), Macao (c. 449 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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. 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: 20 km ESE of Macau, Macao.
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