A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Ust’-Barguzin in Russia on Monday. Event id: us10007p6p. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007p6p. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:31:07 / 3:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/01/17 / 2017-01-02 07:31:07 / January 2, 2017 @ 7:31 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 19.8 km, 108.5551° East, 53.4699° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.8 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 32 km (20 miles) from Ust’-Barguzin (c. 7 200 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Barguzin (c. 6 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Barguzin, Ust’-Barguzin.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 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: 28 km W of Ust’-Barguzin, Russia.
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