A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 127 km ENE of Ozernovskiy, Russia (79 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 87.48 km (54 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us700038jt. Event ids that are associated: us700038jt. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 158.3092 East, latitude 51.747 North, depth = 87.48 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/04/19 / 2019-04-12 03:06:47 / April 12, 2019 @ 3:06 am. The temblor was picked up at 15:06:47 / 3:06 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 127 km ENE of Ozernovskiy, Russia.
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