A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Karaton in Kazakhstan on Tuesday. Exact location, longitude 53.3664° East, latitude 46.2066° North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 01:56:13 / 1:56 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/04/24 / 2024-04-23 01:56:13 / April 23, 2024 @ 1:56 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000mv85. Event ids that are associated: us6000mv85. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 27 km (17 miles) from Qaraton (c. 8 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Qaraton. 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 was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 27 km SSW of Karaton, Kazakhstan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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