A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 138 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia (86 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:22:37 / 12:22 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us1000bz6x. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000bz6x. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/01/18 / 2018-01-03 00:22:37 / January 3, 2018 @ 12:22 am. Exact location of earthquake, 162.1181° East, 54.9998° North, depth 35 km.
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 two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 138 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia.
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