A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 137 km SW of Nikol’skoye, Russia (85 miles) on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25.06 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 164.244 East, latitude 54.4834 North, depth = 25.06 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:42:09 / 10:42 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/11/16 / 2016-11-19 11:42:09 / November 19, 2016 @ 11:42 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us10007ai9. Unique identifier: us10007ai9.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 137 km SW of Nikol’skoye, Russia.
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