A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 63 km N of Severomuysk, Russia (39 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 113.4882 East, latitude 56.7171 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/05/16 / 2016-05-17 00:57:42 / May 17, 2016 @ 12:57 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 08:57:42 / 8:57 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us10005jm0. Unique identifier: us10005jm0.
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 63 km N of Severomuysk, Russia.
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