A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 260 km ESE of Nikol’skoye, Russia (162 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was picked up at 15:54:57 / 3:54 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 169.4259° East, 53.9661° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000a2md. Id of event: us2000a2md. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 30/07/17 / 2017-07-30 04:54:57 / July 30, 2017 @ 4:54 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 ten, in the past 30 days fourty-two and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 260 km ESE of Nikol’skoye, Russia.
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