A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, Kuril Islands (0 miles). Unique identifier: us2000arkb. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000arkb. Exact location of earthquake, 151.7746° East, 46.1211° North, depth 62.74 km. The temblor was reported at 04:24:34 / 4:24 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 62.74 km (39 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/08/17 / 2017-08-31 18:24:34 / August 31, 2017 @ 6:24 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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