A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 66 km WSW of Nikol’skoye, Russia (41 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000j1r5. Unique identifier: us2000j1r5. Exact location of earthquake, 165.0786° East, 54.9159° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/12/18 / 2018-12-20 17:37:46 / December 20, 2018 @ 5:37 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:37:46 / 4:37 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and eight, in the last 10 days one hundred and eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 66 km WSW of Nikol’skoye, Russia.
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