A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 77 km WSW of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia (48 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/05/20 / 2020-05-15 15:18:12 / May 15, 2020 @ 3:18 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 155.1064° East, latitude 50.4162° North, depth = 142.68 km. The temblor was picked up at 15:18:12 / 3:18 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us70009n6f. Event ids that are associated: us70009n6f. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 142.68 km (89 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 77 km WSW of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia.
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