A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Kuanda in Russia on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/05/25 / 2025-05-18 05:52:19 / May 18, 2025 @ 5:52 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us6000qhfp. Event ids that are associated: us6000qhfp. Exact location of event, longitude 117.4659 East, latitude 56.0972 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 05:52:19 / 5:52 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Kuanda (c. 9 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kuanda (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 89 km ESE of Kuanda, Russia.
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