A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes 94 kilometers (58 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia on Saturday. Unique identifier: us7000n7pl. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000n7pl. The temblor was reported at 22:27:10 / 10:27 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 56.275 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 56.275 km, 160.0187° East, 52.9425° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/08/24 / 2024-08-17 22:27:10 / August 17, 2024 @ 10:27 pm.
The epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (c. 187 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 94 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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