A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 58 km WSW of Palana, Russia (36 miles) on Friday. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:57:48 / 7:57 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 14.87 km (9 miles). Id of earthquake: us70006rh8. Event ids that are associated: us70006rh8. Exact location of event, depth 14.87 km, 158.9654° East, 59.0073° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 27/12/19 / 2019-12-27 08:57:48 / December 27, 2019 @ 8:57 am UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 58 km WSW of Palana, Russia.
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