M4.1 earthquake near Dagestanskiye Ogni, Dagestan

What happened

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 11 km S of Gedzhukh, Russia on 7 Dec 2017, 05:23 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Dagestanskiye Ogni, about 16 km away in Dagestan, Russia.