A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 244 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (152 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:21:35 / 11:21 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us70009f46. Ids that are associated to the event: us70009f46. Exact location, longitude 154.6923° East, latitude 48.6826° North, depth = 58.8 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 58.8 km (37 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/05/20 / 2020-05-13 01:21:35 / May 13, 2020 @ 1:21 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 four and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 244 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia.
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