A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 56 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia (35 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 48.95 km (30 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/05/19 / 2019-05-18 17:56:24 / May 18, 2019 @ 5:56 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003n2g. Id of event: us70003n2g. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 03:56:24 / 3:56 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 146.9234° East, 43.3117° North, depth 48.95 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 56 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia.
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