A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 126 km WSW of Nikol’skoye, Russia (78 miles) on Monday. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/01/16 / 2016-01-10 23:48:56 / January 10, 2016 @ 11:48 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 29.55 km, 164.0721° East, 54.9036° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 10:48:56 / 10:48 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29.55 km (18 miles). Id of earthquake: us10004de2. Event ids that are associated: us10004de2.
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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 126 km WSW of Nikol’skoye, Russia.
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