A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Kangding in China. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 102.0208° East, 29.4609° North. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:57:13 / 4:57 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000nmvn. Event ids that are associated: us6000nmvn. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/08/24 / 2024-08-06 04:57:13 / August 6, 2024 @ 4:57 am.
Nearby country/countries, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 66 km (41 miles) from Kangding (c. 100 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kangding.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 60 km S of Kangding, China.
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