M 4.9 earthquake – 29 km E of Hefei, China
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Local time: Sep 18, 2024 · 20:08 (UTC+8)
LightShallow · 10 km
Reviewed by a seismologist
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- Magnitude
- 4.9body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 31.904, 117.58929 km from Hefei
- Energy released
- 338 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 35"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 4.8max. reported (CDI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 386USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 2012
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Jul 20, 2012.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 338 tons of TNT, 1.4 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 20 km WNW of Zhicheng, China Dec 1, 1921
- 6.4 61 km SSW of Wuyang, China Jan 24, 1917
- 6.1 24 km NE of Macheng, China Apr 6, 1932
- 5.8 26 km W of Huangmei, China Feb 22, 1917
- 5.5 23 km W of Licheng, China Jul 9, 1979
- 5.5 32 km WNW of Hutang, China Apr 22, 1974
- 5.0 80 km SSW of Lu’an, China Mar 11, 1973
- 5.0 75 km SSW of Lu’an, China Mar 11, 1973
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.