A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Miatli in Russia on Friday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:49:31 / 2:49 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000pwhy. Event ids that are associated: us7000pwhy. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/05/25 / 2025-05-02 02:49:31 / May 2, 2025 @ 2:49 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 46.7606° East, 43.1023° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Goyty, Pervomayskoye, Alkhazurovo. Close country/countries that might be effected, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 62 km (38 miles) from Makhachkala (c. 498 000 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Groznyy (c. 226 100 pop), 22 km (13 miles) from Khasavyurt (c. 126 800 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Kaspiysk (c. 81 800 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Buynaksk (c. 62 700 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Kizlyar (c. 50 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 5 km WNW of Miatli, Russia.
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