A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 285 km SSE of Nikol’skoye, Russia (177 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/07/17 / 2017-07-18 00:46:26 / July 18, 2017 @ 12:46 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 13.04 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us20009x5r. Event ids that are associated: us20009x5r. The temblor was reported at 11:46:26 / 11:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 167.0497° East, 52.7075° North, depth 13.04 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 285 km SSE of Nikol’skoye, Russia.
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