A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Wenjiang in China. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 104.5669° East, 28.3053° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 16:50:21 / 4:50 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 21/05/25 / 2025-05-21 16:50:21 / May 21, 2025 @ 4:50 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000q0k4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q0k4.
Event epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Yibin (c. 242 100 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from Xunchang (c. 64 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Yibin, Xunchang. Close country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 9 km S of Wenjiang, China.
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