A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 216 km WSW of Nikol’skoye, Russia (134 miles). Event id: us20005cib. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005cib. Exact location, longitude 163.0867° East, latitude 54.2145° North, depth = 34.78 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/03/16 / 2016-03-25 21:36:27 / March 25, 2016 @ 9:36 pm. The temblor was picked up at 08:36:27 / 8:36 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.78 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 216 km WSW of Nikol’skoye, Russia.
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