A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was reported 82 km E of Shikotan, Russia (51 miles) on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 48.86 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 21:00:57 / 9:00 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us10008u48. Ids that are associated to the event: us10008u48. Exact location of earthquake, 147.7403° East, 43.8569° North, depth 48.86 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/05/17 / 2017-05-22 11:00:57 / May 22, 2017 @ 11:00 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. 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 twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 82 km E of Shikotan, Russia.
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