A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 103 km S of Kuril’sk, Russia (64 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 53.53 km (33 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 147.8464 East, latitude 44.3045 North, depth = 53.53 km. Event id: us2000bmnt. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000bmnt. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:58:51 / 8:58 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 03/11/17 / 2017-11-03 22:58:51 / November 3, 2017 @ 10:58 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 103 km S of Kuril’sk, Russia.
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