Tuesday 9 July 2024, 10:58: earthquake at Southern Xinjiang, China
Earthquakes with magnitude 4.2 felt at 10:58 on 9 July 2024.
Place: Southern Xinjiang, China.
On Tuesday 9 July 2024 at 10:58 an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 and depth 1 km was recorded in Southern Xinjiang, China. Further info on the EMSC webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 10:58 on 9 July 2024 with epicenter Southern Xinjiang, China, having a depth of 1 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 4.2, therefore between 4 and 5, this earthquake is classified as "light". This type of earthquake generates noticeable
oscillations for interior items, but structural damage to buildings is rare.
Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org
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