Wednesday 18 December 2024, 05:46: earthquake at Sichuan-yunnan Border Reg, China
Earthquakes with magnitude 4.4 felt at 05:46 on 18 December 2024.
Place: Sichuan-yunnan Border Reg, China.
On Wednesday 18 December 2024 at 05:46 an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 and depth 10 km was recorded in Sichuan-yunnan Border Reg, 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 05:46 on 18 December 2024 with epicenter Sichuan-yunnan Border Reg, China, having a depth of 10 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 4.4, 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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