A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 94 kilometers (58 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia. Exact location of earthquake, 160.0359° East, 52.9782° North, depth 58.447 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/12/24 / 2024-12-15 21:42:41 / December 15, 2024 @ 9:42 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nz5a. Id of event: us7000nz5a. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:42:41 / 9:42 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 58.447 km (36 miles).
Country/countries that might be effected, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 93 km (58 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (c. 187 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 94 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia.
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