A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Zaysan in Kazakhstan on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:34:29 / 10:34 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/01/18 / 2018-01-16 16:34:29 / January 16, 2018 @ 4:34 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33.03 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us2000cqxu. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cqxu. Exact location of earthquake, 84.8999° East, 47.2102° North, depth 33.03 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Kazakhstan (c. 15 340 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tūghyl, Zaysan (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 29 km (18 miles) from Zaysan (c. 17 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Tūghyl (c. 6 700 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 28 km S of Zaysan, Kazakhstan.
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