A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 277 km SE of Hotan, China (172 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 82.4692° East, 35.6724° North, depth 32.3 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000abky. Id of event: us7000abky. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 32.3 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/06/20 / 2020-06-25 20:29:42 / June 25, 2020 @ 8:29 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:29:42 / 8:29 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each 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 two 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: 277 km SE of Hotan, China.
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