A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Karaton in Kazakhstan. Exact location of event, depth 11.926 km, 53.2841° East, 46.1848° North. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:16:14 / 7:16 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 11.926 km (7 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/04/24 / 2024-04-22 19:16:14 / April 22, 2024 @ 7:16 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000muy6. Id of event: us6000muy6.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Qaraton (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 32 km (20 miles) from Qaraton (c. 8 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Kazakhstan (c. 15 340 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 32 km SSW of Karaton, Kazakhstan.
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