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First Earthquakes in New Year

First Earthquakes in New Year

First Earthquakes in New Year

Earthquakes in New Year (2)

First Earthquakes in New Year

January 1 – On the first day the New Year, in several countries there have been earthquakes.

Iran earthquake of magnitude 5.1. This was reported by the US Geological Survey.According to experts, the epicenter of the disaster, located in 68 kilometers from the city of Firozabad. The first tremors were recorded at 08:49 local time at a depth of 10 meters. Information on casualties or damage not been received.

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russian), January 1. An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred in 22.04 local time on the east coast of the island Simushir, reported – IA Sakhalin Media. According to the Service Alert Geophysical Survey RAS, the earthquake was at a depth of 90 km under the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. There are no victims and tsunami alarm in the Sakhalin region has not been announced.

The first notable earthquake, in the new 2015 in California occurred on the coast of the Pacific – 70 miles from Ferndale. According to the US Geological Survey, an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 on the Richter scale occurred on January 1, at 4:16 o’clock in the morning. Ferndale California is 100 miles from the border with Oregon and about 275 – from the state capital, Sacramento. According to police Ferndale, residents felt noticeable tremors, but no serious injuries were reported. Center lies at a depth of 2.5 kilometers.

BAKU – In the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea was an earthquake. This was reported to Trend in the Republican Center of Seismic Service of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS). The earthquake was recorded at 6:49:20 local time on January 1st. The magnitude of the earthquake was 3.0 points, and its epicenter was at a depth of 60 kilometers.

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