A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Kuqa in China on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 82.0199° East, latitude 41.8975° North, depth = 10 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:00:13 / 9:00 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us7000qtm5. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000qtm5. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/09/25 / 2025-09-03 21:00:13 / September 3, 2025 @ 9:00 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kuche. Close country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 78 km (49 miles) from Kuche (c. 68 100 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 78 km WNW of Kuqa, China. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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