A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Chonglong in China on Tuesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 104.7607 East, latitude 29.8618 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/03/25 / 2025-03-18 11:20:46 / March 18, 2025 @ 11:20 am UTC/GMT. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:20:46 / 11:20 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000pzk0. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pzk0.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 58 km (36 miles) from Zigong (c. 690 000 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Neijiang (c. 546 900 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Yanjiang (c. 87 400 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Luocheng (c. 73 600 pop), 13 km (8 miles) from Chonglong (c. 58 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luocheng, Zigong, Neijiang (min 5000 pop).
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 12 km NW of Chonglong, China.
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