A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Saryozek in Kazakhstan on Thursday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/01/25 / 2025-01-02 12:13:45 / January 2, 2025 @ 12:13 pm. The temblor was picked up at 12:13:45 / 12:13 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 78.9062 East, latitude 44.1848 North, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us6000ph37. Event ids that are associated: us6000ph37. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 88 km (55 miles) from Zharkent (c. 34 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Tekeli (c. 26 700 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Saryözek (c. 13 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Zharkent, Saryözek, Tekeli. Country/countries that might be effected, Kazakhstan (c. 15 340 000 pop).
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 in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 77 km ESE of Saryozek, Kazakhstan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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