A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Changji in China on Saturday. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 86.9613° East, 43.9401° North. The temblor was picked up at 22:14:19 / 10:14 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pl00. Id of event: us6000pl00. 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. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/01/25 / 2025-01-18 22:14:19 / January 18, 2025 @ 10:14 pm.
The epicenter was 54 km (33 miles) from Ürümqi (c. 3 029 400 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Shihezi (c. 572 800 pop), 28 km (18 miles) from Yan’an Beilu (c. 198 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Shihezi, Ürümqi, Yan’an Beilu.
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 four 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 28 km WSW of Changji, China.
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