A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, 159.7974° East, 53.0749° North, depth 59.552 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 59.552 km (37 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000n7sc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n7sc. The temblor was reported at 11:34:07 / 11:34 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 18/08/24 / 2024-08-18 11:34:07 / August 18, 2024 @ 11:34 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (c. 187 300 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Vilyuchinsk (c. 25 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vilyuchinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 78 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia.
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