A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 93 km W of Paratunka, Russia (58 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/05/18 / 2018-05-12 03:42:13 / May 12, 2018 @ 3:42 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e3fp. Id of event: us1000e3fp. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 187.78 km (117 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 156.8778° East, latitude 52.785° North, depth = 187.78 km. The temblor was detected at 15:42:13 / 3:42 pm (local time epicenter).
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. 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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 93 km W of Paratunka, Russia.
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