A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 80 km SE of Ozernovskiy, Russia (50 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 70.33 km (44 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us10003zk4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003zk4. Global time and date of event 16/11/15 / 2015-11-16 21:42:58 / November 16, 2015 @ 9:42 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 157.3923° East, 51.0313° North, depth 70.33 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:42:58 / 7:42 am (local time epicenter).
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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 80 km SE of Ozernovskiy, Russia.
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