A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) was reported Kuril Islands (0 miles) on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/05/16 / 2016-05-31 10:03:59 / May 31, 2016 @ 10:03 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 20:03:59 / 8:03 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005zc8. Id of event: us20005zc8. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 154.3638° East, 47.5494° North.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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