A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 75 km SSW of Kuril’sk, Russia (47 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 01:18:49 / 1:18 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 147.4842° East, 44.6153° North, depth 114.72 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/04/17 / 2017-04-21 14:18:49 / April 21, 2017 @ 2:18 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 114.72 km (71 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us10008jj4. Ids that are associated to the event: us10008jj4.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 75 km SSW of Kuril’sk, Russia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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