A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 108 km E of Shikotan, Russia (67 miles). Unique identifier: us20007gkx. Ids that are associated to the event: us20007gkx. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 48.67 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/10/16 / 2016-10-25 10:45:22 / October 25, 2016 @ 10:45 am. Exact location, longitude 148.0558° East, latitude 43.9641° North, depth = 48.67 km. The temblor was detected at 20:45:22 / 8:45 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-eight 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 quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 108 km E of Shikotan, Russia.
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