A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Neijiang in China on Monday. The temblor was reported at 13:59:55 / 1:59 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000pl82. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pl82. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 104.8953° East, 29.5883° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/01/25 / 2025-01-20 13:59:55 / January 20, 2025 @ 1:59 pm UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luocheng, Yanjiang, Zigong (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 30 km (18 miles) from Zigong (c. 690 000 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Neijiang (c. 546 900 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Yanjiang (c. 87 400 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Luocheng (c. 73 600 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from Chonglong (c. 58 400 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 16 km W of Neijiang, China.
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