A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 153 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (95 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 16:36:27 / 4:36 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 155.4282° East, latitude 49.3758° North, depth = 38.92 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.92 km (24 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10003nip. Event ids that are associated: us10003nip. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/10/15 / 2015-10-14 06:36:27 / October 14, 2015 @ 6:36 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 153 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia.
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