A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Bijie in China on Tuesday. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 105.4165° East, 27.5442° North. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:32:55 / 5:32 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000pjxx. Event ids that are associated: us6000pjxx. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/01/25 / 2025-01-14 17:32:55 / January 14, 2025 @ 5:32 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bijie (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 30 km (19 miles) from Bijie (c. 77 600 pop).
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 two 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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