A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 73 km WSW of Palana, Russia (45 miles) on Friday. Exact location of event, longitude 158.866 East, latitude 58.7872 North, depth = 15.58 km. Id of earthquake: us70006r99. Event ids that are associated: us70006r99. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/12/19 / 2019-12-26 17:21:42 / December 26, 2019 @ 5:21 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.58 km (10 miles). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:21:42 / 4:21 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 73 km WSW of Palana, Russia.
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