A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 148 km N of Kuqa, China (92 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us1000483w. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000483w. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:09:42 / 10:09 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 82.9823 East, latitude 43.0601 North, depth = 18.94 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/12/15 / 2015-12-18 14:09:42 / December 18, 2015 @ 2:09 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.94 km (12 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 148 km N of Kuqa, China.
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