A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 60 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (37 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 88.59 km (55 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 31/01/20 / 2020-01-31 13:55:50 / January 31, 2020 @ 1:55 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 156.9054° East, 50.9109° North, depth 88.59 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us60007lc3. Ids that are associated to the event: us60007lc3. The temblor was detected at 01:55:50 / 1:55 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 60 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia.
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