A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Kangding in China on Saturday. Event id: us7000pb1r. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pb1r. The temblor was picked up at 05:30:53 / 5:30 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 25/01/25 / 2025-01-25 05:30:53 / January 25, 2025 @ 5:30 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 102.1949 East, latitude 29.4689 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kangding. Nearby country/countries, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 69 km (43 miles) from Kangding (c. 100 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six 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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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: 63 km SSE of Kangding, China.
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