A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 264 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (164 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 15.82 km, 154.7731° East, 48.47° North. The temblor was reported at 04:12:05 / 4:12 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 15.82 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us1000g6hl. Event ids that are associated: us1000g6hl. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/08/18 / 2018-08-10 18:12:05 / August 10, 2018 @ 6:12 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 264 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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