A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes Western Xizang (0 miles) on Sunday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/05/18 / 2018-05-05 19:56:32 / May 5, 2018 @ 7:56 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 88.8752° East, 35.9746° North. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:56:32 / 3:56 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000dyyt. Id of event: us1000dyyt.
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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