M4.8 earthquake - 180 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
3496 d ago · 22 Mar 2017, 08:06 UTC 180 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
What happened
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 180 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia on 22 Mar 2017, 08:06 UTC at a depth of 36 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 Vilyuchinsk, about 181 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.
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