A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 294 km E of Vostok, Russia (183 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 139.96 km (87 miles). The temblor was detected at 18:11:49 / 6:11 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jnz6. Id of event: us2000jnz6. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/02/19 / 2019-02-15 08:11:49 / February 15, 2019 @ 8:11 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 139.96 km, 152.8598° East, 48.5052° North.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 294 km E of Vostok, Russia.
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