A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 98 km S of Dushanzi, China (61 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 18:10:10 / 6:10 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/07/24 / 2024-07-20 18:10:10 / July 20, 2024 @ 6:10 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42.353 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 84.7852 East, latitude 43.4436 North, depth = 42.353 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000n0i8. Event ids that are associated: us7000n0i8.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light 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 have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 98 km S of Dushanzi, China.
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