A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 72 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia (45 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 71.12 km (44 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 148.0835 East, latitude 44.5922 North, depth = 71.12 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 15:14:10 / 3:14 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/01/18 / 2018-01-18 05:14:10 / January 18, 2018 @ 5:14 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000crqz. Id of event: us2000crqz.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 72 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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