A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Aniva in Russia. Unique identifier: us60007nhv. Ids that are associated to the event: us60007nhv. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 16:22:40 / 4:22 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/01/20 / 2020-01-23 06:22:40 / January 23, 2020 @ 6:22 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 142.4264 East, latitude 46.585 North, depth = 10 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (c. 176 500 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Korsakov (c. 35 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Kholmsk (c. 32 700 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Nevel’sk (c. 17 000 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Dolinsk (c. 12 000 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Aniva (c. 8 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Dolinsk, Kholmsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Close country/countries that might be effected, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 16 km SSW of Aniva, Russia.
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