A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 206 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia (128 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:11:59 / 4:11 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 27/02/19 / 2019-02-27 05:11:59 / February 27, 2019 @ 5:11 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 161.598° East, 53.6067° North. Unique identifier: us2000jpe4. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000jpe4.
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 four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 206 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia.
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