Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake struck in Caucasus Region, Russia

- Time: 2024-05-05 at 11:03:35 UTC 
            2024-05-05 at 14:03:35 Moscow 
- Location: 43.28° LAT, 44.98° LON 
- Magnitude: mb4.2 
- Depth: 10 km 
- Provider: EMSC

Picture 1: Location of the magnitude 4.2 earthquake in the Caucasus Region, Russia.

The earthquake occurred within an area associated with MODERATE seismic hazard exposure (blue alert), according to Quantectum’s automatic alert field estimation. It was forecasted in the last weekly earthquake forecast for the Euro-Mediterranean on April 29, available here.

Picture 2: Picture showing the moderate seismic hazard exposure in the region of the earthquake.

There have been no reports of damage, injuries, or casualties as a result of the earthquake so far and no particular alert was issued.

* The exact information about the magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake might be revised within the next few hours as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other data providers issue their reports.

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