A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 94 km NE of Ozernovskiy, Russia (58 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 118.85 km (74 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005bpu. Id of event: us20005bpu. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:48:15 / 12:48 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/03/16 / 2016-03-22 12:48:15 / March 22, 2016 @ 12:48 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 157.6122 East, latitude 52.0152 North, depth = 118.85 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 eight 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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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 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: 94 km NE of Ozernovskiy, Russia.
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