A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Kochkor in Kyrgyzstan on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, 75.7827° East, 42.3334° North, depth 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:24:44 / 5:24 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us70008zbw. Ids that are associated to the event: us70008zbw. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/04/20 / 2020-04-18 11:24:44 / April 18, 2020 @ 11:24 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Tokmok (c. 63 000 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Balykchy (c. 40 000 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Bystrovka (c. 10 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Kyrgyzstan (c. 5 509 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tokmok, Bystrovka, Balykchy (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 two 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 13 km N of Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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