A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Zigong in China on Wednesday. Unique identifier: us6000q6me. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000q6me. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:46:19 / 10:46 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 104.7897 East, latitude 29.4076 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/04/25 / 2025-04-16 22:46:19 / April 16, 2025 @ 10:46 pm.
Country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). Event epicenter was 7 km (5 miles) from Zigong (c. 690 000 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Neijiang (c. 546 900 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Yibin (c. 242 100 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Yanjiang (c. 87 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Luocheng (c. 73 600 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Chonglong (c. 58 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yanjiang, Luocheng, Yibin (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 three and in the last 365 days seven 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 7 km N of Zigong, China. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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