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Light mag. 3.2 earthquake - 39 km southeast of Xunchang, Sichuan, China, on 2021-04-26 21:30:15

Light magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 10 km depth

26 Apr 13:40 UTC: First to report: CEIC after 10 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Apr 26, 2021 13:30:15 UTC
Local time at epicenter	2021-04-26 21:30:15
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.2
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	28.18°N / 104.97°E (Sichuan, China)
Antipode	28.18°S / 75.03°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	CEIC (China Earthquake Networks Center)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	39 km (24 mi) SE of Xunchang (pop: 64,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) SSE of Xuzhou Cheng (pop: 242,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 103 km (64 mi) NNW of Bijie (Guizhou) (pop: 77,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 131 km (81 mi) S of Zigong (pop: 1,262,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 156 km (97 mi) NE of Zhaotong (Yunnan) (pop: 109,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 156 km (97 mi) S of Neijiang (pop: 546,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 159 km (99 mi) SW of Yongchuan (Chongqing) (pop: 94,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 162 km (101 mi) SE of Luocheng (pop: 73,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 218 km (135 mi) SW of Chongqing (pop: 7,457,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 290 km (180 mi) SSE of Chengdu (pop: 13,568,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	4 x 10⁹ joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.2	10 km	四川宜宾市兴文县, China	CEIC

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