A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 94 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (58 miles) on Friday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/01/16 / 2016-01-22 13:26:46 / January 22, 2016 @ 1:26 pm. Exact location, longitude 155.8065° East, latitude 49.8578° North, depth = 71.95 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 71.95 km (45 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us10004gdm. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004gdm. The temblor was reported at 23:26:46 / 11:26 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 94 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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