A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Birobidzhan in Russia. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:46:43 / 6:46 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/06/24 / 2024-06-18 18:46:43 / June 18, 2024 @ 6:46 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n8gf. Id of event: us6000n8gf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 132.7891° East, 48.4705° North.
The epicenter was 37 km (23 miles) from Birobidzhan (c. 76 100 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Leninskoye (c. 6 800 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Smidovich (c. 5 700 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Smidovich, Leninskoye, Birobidzhan.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 37 km SSW of Birobidzhan, Russia.
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