A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 76 km WSW of Palana, Russia (47 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 158.8335° East, 58.751° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/12/19 / 2019-12-26 17:26:30 / December 26, 2019 @ 5:26 pm. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:26:30 / 4:26 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006xqr. Id of event: us70006xqr.
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 ten, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days eleven 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: 76 km WSW of Palana, Russia.
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