M 4.2 earthquake – 29 km N of Longgang, China
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Local time: Jul 22, 2015 · 08:51 (UTC+8)
LightShallow · 11 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.2body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 11 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 37.921, 120.33830 km from Longgang
- Energy released
- 30 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 0"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 1.0max. reported (CDI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 271USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Jun 28, 2015.
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.
- 7.5 17 km NE of Penguanzhuang, China Jul 27, 1976
- 7.4 6 km SW of Linxi, China Jul 28, 1976
- 6.9 106 km NW of Longgang, China Jul 18, 1969
- 6.3 27 km SW of Changli, China Sep 23, 1945
- 6.3 104 km ESE of Qingshancun, China Aug 22, 1932
- 6.3 5 km ENE of Gaojingzhuang, China Nov 15, 1976
- 6.3 35 km SSE of Pulandian, China Oct 2, 1945
- 6.2 5 km ESE of Laizhou, China Jan 10, 1907