A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Pingyuan in China on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: us60007l7u. Unique identifier: us60007l7u. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 18:55:21 / 6:55 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 98.0194° East, 24.7892° North, depth 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/01/20 / 2020-01-31 10:55:21 / January 31, 2020 @ 10:55 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Myitkyina (c. 90 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Myitkyina.
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 have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 12 km ENE of Pingyuan, China.
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