A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Zhongmiao in China. Id of earthquake: us7000pvht. Event ids that are associated: us7000pvht. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 28/04/25 / 2025-04-28 05:08:15 / April 28, 2025 @ 5:08 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 105.5099° East, 32.7109° North. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:08:15 / 5:08 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 42 km (26 miles) from Guangyuan (c. 213 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Guangyuan.
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. 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 15 km ESE of Zhongmiao, China. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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