A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 284 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia (176 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/12/24 / 2024-12-18 08:30:19 / December 18, 2024 @ 8:30 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 63.134 km (39 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:30:19 / 8:30 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nzr0. Id of event: us7000nzr0. Exact location, longitude 151.393° East, latitude 45.8894° North, depth = 63.134 km.
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 ten 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 284 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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