A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 105 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia (65 miles) on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 46.181 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us7000nqg5. Event ids that are associated: us7000nqg5. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/10/24 / 2024-10-19 11:13:14 / October 19, 2024 @ 11:13 am. Exact location of event, longitude 160.1777 East, latitude 52.9277 North, depth = 46.181 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 11:13:14 / 11:13 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every 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 react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 105 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia.
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