A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 138 km ESE of Nikol’skoye, Russia (86 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000bvxt. Event ids that are associated: us2000bvxt. The temblor was detected at 20:01:35 / 8:01 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.27 km (16 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/11/17 / 2017-11-20 08:01:35 / November 20, 2017 @ 8:01 am. Exact location, longitude 167.9162° East, latitude 54.6281° North, depth = 25.27 km.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 138 km ESE of Nikol’skoye, Russia.
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