A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported Kuril Islands kilometers (0 miles) from Kuril Islands on Wednesday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:26:49 / 1:26 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 55.74 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us2000h8hq. Event ids that are associated: us2000h8hq. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/09/18 / 2018-09-05 01:26:49 / September 5, 2018 @ 1:26 am. Exact location of event, longitude 146.2104 East, latitude 43.3593 North, depth = 55.74 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 52 km (32 miles) from Nemuro (c. 31 200 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Shibetsu (c. 21 700 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Yuzhno-Kuril’sk (c. 6 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Shibetsu, Yuzhno-Kuril’sk, Nemuro (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-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.
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