M 4.4 earthquake – 93 km NNW of Lüshun, China
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Local time: May 11, 2022 · 04:16 (UTC+8)
LightShallow · 10 km
Reviewed by a seismologist
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- Magnitude
- 4.4body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 39.522, 120.71094 km from Lüshun
- Energy released
- 60 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
- 298USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Aug 16, 2021.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 60 tons of TNT, 7.9 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
- 7.0 6 km E of Dashiqiao, China Feb 4, 1975
- 6.9 106 km NW of Longgang, China Jul 18, 1969
- 6.6 27 km WSW of Langtoucun, China Dec 19, 1944
- 6.3 27 km SW of Changli, China Sep 23, 1945
- 6.3 5 km ENE of Gaojingzhuang, China Nov 15, 1976
- 6.3 35 km SSE of Pulandian, China Oct 2, 1945