A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 88 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia (55 miles) on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/12/18 / 2018-12-24 17:43:32 / December 24, 2018 @ 5:43 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 163.0564° East, 55.4997° North. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:43:32 / 4:43 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ix74. Id of event: us2000ix74.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 88 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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