A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Zhaotong in China. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:29:56 / 4:29 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000q0dn. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000q0dn. Exact location of event, longitude 102.9363 East, latitude 27.4658 North, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 20/05/25 / 2025-05-20 16:29:56 / May 20, 2025 @ 4:29 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Xichang (c. 126 800 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Zhaotong (c. 109 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Xichang, Zhaotong.
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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 78 km WNW of Zhaotong, China. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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