A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 32 km ENE of Nikol’skoye, Russia (20 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 27.44 km (17 miles). Global time and date of event 26/04/17 / 2017-04-26 11:25:27 / April 26, 2017 @ 11:25 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 23:25:27 / 11:25 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10008nau. Event ids that are associated: us10008nau. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 166.4474 East, latitude 55.3286 North, depth = 27.44 km.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 32 km ENE of Nikol’skoye, Russia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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