A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy in Russia on Thursday. Id of earthquake: us10003ut4. Event ids that are associated: us10003ut4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 13:59:22 / 1:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 54.59 km, 162.3176° East, 56.1771° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 54.59 km (34 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/11/15 / 2015-11-05 01:59:22 / November 5, 2015 @ 1:59 am.
The epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Klyuchi (c. 10 000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Klyuchi.
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 11 km WSW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia.
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