A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Urzhar in Kazakhstan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 82.2793° East, 47.7042° North, depth 15.79 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:25:37 / 7:25 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.79 km (10 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000e55k. Event ids that are associated: us1000e55k. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/05/18 / 2018-05-15 01:25:37 / May 15, 2018 @ 1:25 am UTC/GMT.
Event epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Urzhar (c. 14 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Urzhar. Close country/countries, Kazakhstan (c. 15 340 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
Did you feel it?
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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 84 km NE of Urzhar, Kazakhstan.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply