A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Fuji in China on Wednesday. Global time and date of event 15/04/20 / 2020-04-15 03:35:20 / April 15, 2020 @ 3:35 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 38.27 km (24 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:35:20 / 11:35 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 105.3524 East, latitude 29.1724 North, depth = 38.27 km. Id of earthquake: us700091sb. Event ids that are associated: us700091sb.
Close country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jijiang, Yibin, Chonglong. Earthquake epicenter was 59 km (37 miles) from Zigong (c. 690 000 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Neijiang (c. 546 900 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Yibin (c. 242 100 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Yongchuan (c. 94 500 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Jijiang (c. 61 200 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Chonglong (c. 58 400 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 3 km NW of Fuji, China. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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