A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Linfen in China. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/01/25 / 2025-01-10 12:31:21 / January 10, 2025 @ 12:31 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pj5q. Id of event: us6000pj5q. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 12:31:21 / 12:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 111.146° East, 36.2079° North, depth 10 km.
Nearby country/countries, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 36 km (22 miles) from Linfen (c. 232 600 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Xinzhi (c. 72 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Xinzhi, Linfen (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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 36 km WNW of Linfen, China.
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