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Weak mag. 2.8 earthquake - 54 km southeast of Neijiang, Sichuan, China, on Thursday, Sep 16, 2021 at 4:55 am (GMT +8)

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.5 quake 52 km southeast of Neijiang, Sichuan, China, Sep 16, 2021 4:33 am (GMT +8), which had occurred 22 minutes earlier.

Weak mag. 2.8 earthquake - 54 km southeast of Neijiang, Sichuan, China, on Thursday, Sep 16, 2021 at 4:55 am (GMT +8)

Weak magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 15 km depth

15 Sep 21:05 UTC: First to report: CEIC after 10 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Sep 15, 2021 20:55:19 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Sep 16, 2021 at 4:55 am (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.8
Depth	15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	29.17°N / 105.36°E (Sichuan, China)
Antipode	29.17°S / 74.64°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	CEIC (China Earthquake Networks Center)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	54 km (34 mi) SSE of Neijiang (pop: 546,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 56 km (35 mi) WSW of Yongchuan (Chongqing) (pop: 94,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) ESE of Zigong (pop: 1,262,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) NE of Xuzhou Cheng (pop: 242,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) SE of Chonglong (pop: 58,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) W of Jijiang (Chongqing) (pop: 61,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 99 km (61 mi) NW of Guandu (Guizhou) (pop: 2,060) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 101 km (63 mi) NE of Xunchang (pop: 64,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 127 km (79 mi) SW of Hechuan (Chongqing) (pop: 97,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 208 km (129 mi) SE of Chengdu (pop: 13,568,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Moderate Rain 22.7°C (73 F), humidity: 97%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from WNW
Estimated seismic energy released	1 x 10⁹ joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.8	15 km	China: 四川泸州市泸县	CEIC

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At magnitude 2.8, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.

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