A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 98 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia (61 miles). Global time and date of event 02/01/18 / 2018-01-02 12:49:56 / January 2, 2018 @ 12:49 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us1000bz06. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000bz06. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 71.85 km (45 miles). The temblor was picked up at 22:49:56 / 10:49 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 147.8978° East, 44.0657° North, depth 71.85 km.
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 twenty-six 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 98 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia.
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