A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 56 km SW of Sary-Tash, Kyrgyzstan (35 miles) on Wednesday. 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: 13/12/16 / 2016-12-13 22:46:38 / December 13, 2016 @ 10:46 pm. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:46:38 / 4:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 72.7621° East, 39.3913° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200080kt. Id of event: us200080kt.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 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: 56 km SW of Sary-Tash, Kyrgyzstan.
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