A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 47 km NNE of Nikol’skoye, Russia (29 miles). The temblor was reported at 11:08:53 / 11:08 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 166.3905° East, 55.5503° North, depth 10 km. Id of earthquake: us2000cqhi. Event ids that are associated: us2000cqhi. 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: 28/01/18 / 2018-01-28 00:08:53 / January 28, 2018 @ 12:08 am.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 47 km NNE of Nikol’skoye, Russia.
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