A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 48 km E of Shikotan, Russia (30 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 46.34 km (29 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 12/06/17 / 2017-06-12 11:19:13 / June 12, 2017 @ 11:19 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us20009lxj. Unique identifier: us20009lxj. The temblor was detected at 21:19:13 / 9:19 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 147.3239° East, 43.8119° North, depth 46.34 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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