A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 295 km SE of Vostok, Russia (183 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 151.6131 East, latitude 46.9868 North, depth = 122.35 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/12/15 / 2015-12-19 00:13:53 / December 19, 2015 @ 12:13 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us10004892. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004892. 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 122.35 km (76 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 11:13:53 / 11:13 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 295 km SE of Vostok, Russia.
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