M 4.2 earthquake – 85 km NNE of Juegang, China
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Local time: Dec 8, 2019 · 16:10 (UTC+8)
LightShallow · 14 km
Reviewed by a seismologist
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- Magnitude
- 4.2body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 14 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 33.072, 121.37286 km from Juegang
- Energy released
- 30 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 271USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 2016
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Oct 19, 2016.
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
- 6.6 165 km E of Hede, China Jan 8, 1910
- 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