A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 299 km E of Vostok, Russia (186 miles). The temblor was detected at 10:28:34 / 10:28 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us20003fk8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003fk8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 149.48 km (93 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 152.9428° East, latitude 48.5731° North, depth = 149.48 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/09/15 / 2015-09-02 00:28:34 / September 2, 2015 @ 12:28 am UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 299 km E of Vostok, Russia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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