A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Datong in China on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, 113.4881° East, 39.9366° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 01:33:28 / 1:33 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qrb4. Id of event: us7000qrb4. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/08/25 / 2025-08-04 01:33:28 / August 4, 2025 @ 1:33 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
The epicenter was 24 km (15 miles) from Datong (c. 1 052 700 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Beichengqu (c. 72 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Beichengqu, Datong (min 5000 pop).
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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 24 km SE of Datong, China.
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