A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 279 km SE of Hotan, China (173 miles). Global time and date of event 17/07/20 / 2020-07-17 17:55:00 / July 17, 2020 @ 5:55 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 82.4847° East, 35.6558° North. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:55:00 / 5:55 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000aqi0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000aqi0. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
Did you feel anything?
Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 279 km SE of Hotan, China.
Copyright © 2020 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply