A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 186 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (116 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location, longitude 157.691° East, latitude 49.3369° North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us7000nq0m. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nq0m. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/10/24 / 2024-10-16 03:27:51 / October 16, 2024 @ 3:27 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:27:51 / 3:27 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 two 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 186 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia.
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