A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Xunchang in China. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/06/20 / 2020-06-13 02:32:50 / June 13, 2020 @ 2:32 am. Exact location, longitude 104.6733° East, latitude 28.1463° North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:32:50 / 2:32 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000aerz. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000aerz.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yibin, Xunchang (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 69 km (43 miles) from Yibin (c. 242 100 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Xunchang (c. 64 600 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 34 km S of Xunchang, China.
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