A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Qingjiang in China on Saturday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:12:31 / 9:12 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000rgww. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rgww. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/09/25 / 2025-09-20 09:12:31 / September 20, 2025 @ 9:12 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 105.395° East, 29.241° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Yibin, Jijiang, Chonglong (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Zigong (c. 690 000 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Neijiang (c. 546 900 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Yibin (c. 242 100 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Yongchuan (c. 94 500 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Jijiang (c. 61 200 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Chonglong (c. 58 400 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 8 km WSW of Qingjiang, China.

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