A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 95 km SSW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia (59 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:56:03 / 11:56 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/05/18 / 2018-05-23 11:56:03 / May 23, 2018 @ 11:56 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 161.8177 East, latitude 55.4549 North, depth = 35 km. Event id: us1000ec2p. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ec2p. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 95 km SSW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia.
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