M 4.7 earthquake – 16 km E of Pulandian, China
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Local time: Aug 23, 2023 · 18:19 (UTC+8)
LightShallow · 10 km
Reviewed by a seismologist
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- Magnitude
- 4.7body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 39.394, 122.15316 km from Pulandian
- Energy released
- 169 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 11"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 4.6max. reported (CDI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 345USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 2013
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on May 17, 2013.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 169 tons of TNT, 2.8 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.
- 7.0 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 35 km SSE of Pulandian, China Oct 2, 1945
- 6.2 24 km NNW of Weihai, China May 23, 1948
- 6.0 58 km SSW of Yingkou, China Aug 5, 1940
- 5.7 97 km WNW of Longgang, China Jul 18, 1969