A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 71 km E of Sary-Tash, Kyrgyzstan (44 miles) on Friday. Global time and date of event 29/04/16 / 2016-04-29 04:36:36 / April 29, 2016 @ 4:36 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us10005ccx. Unique identifier: us10005ccx. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:36:36 / 12:36 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 74.0788° East, 39.7473° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 71 km E of Sary-Tash, Kyrgyzstan.
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