M 4.2 earthquake – 15 km NNW of Wuxi, China
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Local time: Dec 22, 2021 · 21:46 (UTC+8)
LightShallow · 10 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.2body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 31.686, 120.20715 km from Wuxi
- Energy released
- 30 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 7"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 2.7max. reported (CDI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 273USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Nov 17, 2021.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 30 tons of TNT, 16 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around China.
- 6.6 89 km E of Dazhong, China Feb 3, 1927
- 6.6 20 km WNW of Zhicheng, China Dec 1, 1921
- 6.4 102 km E of Dazhong, China Feb 3, 1927
- 6.0 51 km NE of Juegang, China May 21, 1984
- 5.6 156 km E of Huilong, China Nov 9, 1996
- 5.5 53 km NE of Juegang, China May 21, 1984
- 5.5 23 km W of Licheng, China Jul 9, 1979
- 5.5 32 km WNW of Hutang, China Apr 22, 1974