A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy in Russia on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 63.66 km (40 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/12/17 / 2017-12-02 15:11:41 / December 2, 2017 @ 3:11 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 159.5063 East, latitude 52.6852 North, depth = 63.66 km. Unique identifier: us1000bkaz. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000bkaz. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:11:41 / 2:11 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yelizovo, Vilyuchinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 70 km (43 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (c. 187 300 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Yelizovo (c. 40 700 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Vilyuchinsk (c. 25 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. 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: 70 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia.
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