A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia on Friday. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/05/24 / 2024-05-17 13:55:46 / May 17, 2024 @ 1:55 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us6000mz70. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mz70. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 59.86 km, 159.2276° East, 52.9626° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 59.86 km (37 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:55:46 / 1:55 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yelizovo, Vilyuchinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 40 km (25 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (c. 187 300 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Yelizovo (c. 40 700 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Vilyuchinsk (c. 25 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 41 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia.
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