A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 149 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (93 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59.96 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 01:14:04 / 1:14 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 155.9424 East, latitude 49.3355 North, depth = 59.96 km. Unique identifier: us10008n4s. Ids that are associated to the event: us10008n4s. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/04/17 / 2017-04-20 15:14:04 / April 20, 2017 @ 3:14 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 149 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia.
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