A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Qingyuan in China. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 112.9903° East, 23.84° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 10:48:49 / 10:48 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000qlya. Unique identifier: us6000qlya. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/06/25 / 2025-06-23 10:48:49 / June 23, 2025 @ 10:48 am.
Epicenter of the event was 85 km (53 miles) from Guangzhou (c. 11 071 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Sanshui (c. 153 700 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Qingyuan (c. 151 300 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Huaicheng (c. 89 300 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Guangzhou, Huaicheng, Sanshui.
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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: 16 km NNW of Qingyuan, China. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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