A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 87 kilometers (54 miles) from Korsakov in Russia on Tuesday. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:28:07 / 1:28 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/08/16 / 2016-08-15 15:28:07 / August 15, 2016 @ 3:28 pm. Exact location, longitude 142.8655° East, latitude 45.8512° North, depth = 44.92 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 44.92 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us10006dx1. Ids that are associated to the event: us10006dx1.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop), Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 87 km (54 miles) from Korsakov (c. 35 100 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Makubetsu (c. 25 900 pop), 99 km (62 miles) from Aniva (c. 8 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aniva, Makubetsu, Korsakov (min 5000 pop).
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 four 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 87 km S of Korsakov, Russia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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