A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Derbent in Russia. Exact location of event, longitude 48.5803 East, latitude 42.3263 North, depth = 18.9 km. Unique identifier: us1000apzy. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000apzy. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/10/17 / 2017-10-11 00:12:17 / October 11, 2017 @ 12:12 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 18.9 km (12 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:12:17 / 3:12 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Azerbaijan (c. 8 304 000 pop), Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Gubden, Manas, Magaramkent. Event epicenter was 37 km (23 miles) from Derbent (c. 106 000 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Izberbash (c. 42 100 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Dagestanskiye Ogni (c. 27 800 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Belidzhi (c. 16 100 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Xudat (c. 13 600 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Kasumkent (c. 12 200 pop).
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 was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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. 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: 37 km NE of Derbent, Russia.
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