A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 283 km ESE of Vostok, Russia (176 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/10/16 / 2016-10-17 18:52:22 / October 17, 2016 @ 6:52 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20007ew5. Id of event: us20007ew5. Exact location of earthquake, 152.4612° East, 47.9629° North, depth 131.87 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 131.87 km (82 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:52:22 / 4:52 am (local time epicenter). 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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 283 km ESE of Vostok, Russia.
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