A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 137 km WSW of Nikol’skoye, Russia (85 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, 164.0696° East, 54.6491° North, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/12/18 / 2018-12-30 02:45:57 / December 30, 2018 @ 2:45 am. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:45:57 / 1:45 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us2000j559. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000j559. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-four, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-nine 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: 137 km WSW of Nikol’skoye, Russia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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