A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 117 km W of Aykol, China (73 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/10/24 / 2024-10-23 22:49:33 / October 23, 2024 @ 10:49 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 78.7389° East, 41.053° North, depth 10 km. Unique identifier: us7000nmrj. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nmrj. The temblor was reported at 22:49:33 / 10:49 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 117 km W of Aykol, China. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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