A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 203 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (126 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 67.79 km (42 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:03:39 / 8:03 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000itx5. Event ids that are associated: us2000itx5. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/12/18 / 2018-12-15 21:03:39 / December 15, 2018 @ 9:03 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 154.7751 East, latitude 49.0721 North, depth = 67.79 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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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: 203 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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