A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Yangjiapo in China on Thursday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/12/19 / 2019-12-05 00:02:30 / December 5, 2019 @ 12:02 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 117.9093 East, latitude 39.3013 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 08:02:30 / 8:02 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: us60006m7f. Id of event: us60006m7f.
Nearby country/countries, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bangjun, Yangliuqing, Qingguang. Epicenter of the earthquake was 66 km (41 miles) from Tianjin (c. 11 090 300 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Tangshan (c. 3 372 100 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Tanggu (c. 535 300 pop), 12 km (7 miles) from Hangu (c. 208 400 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Linxi (c. 100 300 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Zhaogezhuang (c. 86 600 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Tangjiazhuang (c. 79 500 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 2 km ENE of Yangjiapo, China.
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