Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - 97 km east of Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, on Wednesday, Jun 8, 2022 at 8:24 pm (GMT +8) -

Strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 10 km depth

8 Jun 12:28 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 4 minutes.
8 Jun 12:47: Now using data updates from USGS

Update Wed, 8 Jun 2022, 12:39

Significant magnitude 5.1 earthquake 98 km northwest of Gusinoozyorsk, Russia

5.1 quake 8 Jun 8:24 pm (GMT +8)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred only 15 minutes ago 98 km northwest of Gusinoozyorsk, Russia, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near Gusinoozyorsk, Selenginsky District, Buryatiya Republic, Russia, in the evening on Wednesday, June 8th, 2022, at 8:24 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.1 as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.2, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 5.1.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Posol'skoye (pop. 780) located 27 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Kabansk (pop. 6,300) located 60 km from the epicenter, Listvyanka (pop. 1,700) 66 km away, Gusinoozyorsk (pop. 24,100) 98 km away, Irkutsk (pop. 586,700) 105 km away, Markova (pop. 17,800) 108 km away, Shelekhov (pop. 47,500) 117 km away, and Ulan-Ude (pop. 360,300) 127 km away.
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Earthquake details

Date & time	Jun 8, 2022 12:24:19 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Jun 8, 2022 at 8:24 pm (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.2
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	52.0464°N / 105.6628°E (Irkutsk Oblast, Russia)
Antipode	52.046°S / 74.337°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	324 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Tunkin (226 km / 140 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	360 km (224 mi) N of Dzüünharaa (Mandal, Selenge, Mongolia) (pop: 18,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 469 km (291 mi) N of Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) (pop: 844,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 491 km (305 mi) N of Dzuunmod (Central Aimak, Mongolia) (pop: 14,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 491 km (305 mi) N of Зуунмод (Central Aimak, Mongolia) (pop: 17,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Scattered Clouds 4.9°C (41 F), humidity: 92%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from NNE
Estimated seismic energy released	4 x 10¹² joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.2	10 km	Near Ulaanbaatar, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	USGS
5.2	10 km	LAKE BAYKAL REGION, RUSSIA	EMSC
5.1	10 km	Russia: Near Irkutsk	RENASS
5.2	10 km	Lake Baykal Region, Russia	RaspberryShake
5.0	10 km	Lake Baykal Region, Russia	GFZ
5.3	32 km	Lake Baykal Region, Russia	GeoAu

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Ulan-ude (133.8 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : I was sitting on the couch watching a video. Suddenly, the dishes in the closet rang, then the chandelier and figurines on the cabinet shook. My cats were freaking out. | 5 users found this interesting.

Darkhan-Uul, Mongolia (320.8 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : desk and chair were shaking, my mother and i felt it first because we were laying and sitting, we panicked a little bit but it stopped after less than a minute | 3 users found this interesting.

иркутск / Weak shaking (MMI III) : испугались? обосрался. | 5 users found this interesting.

Улан-Удэ республика Буряти? (135.2 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s : Волнительно, такого землетрясения давно не было. Было немного страшно. | One user found this interesting.

Почувствовали толчок. Сидели в театре оперы и балета на концерте. Трясло рядв кресел. Качалась люстра.

Irkutsk (98 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s : дома. Лежала на диване | 2 users found this interesting.

Иркутск, Россия (103.3 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 30-60 s : Тряска примерно 1 минута | 2 users found this interesting.

Улан-Удэ / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Впервые увидела,как шевелятся стены,очень страшно стало | One user found this interesting.

Иркутск (98.7 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : За ужином. Квартиру хорошо качало + гул, ничего не падало. Кошка никак не реагировала - за 11 лет своей кошачьей жизни ни разу. | One user found this interesting.

Иркутск / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s : Живём на 9 этаже, дом начало качать из стороны в сторону. Ощущалось довольно сильно. | One user found this interesting.

Иркутск (98.2 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Мебель и стены тряслись.было ощущение,что вот сейчас Земля уйдет из под ног.

Иркутск (100.5 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 5-10 s : Сначала легкие толчки как вибрация продолжительностью около 3 секунд, потом сильные толчки в горизонтальном направлении. Длительностью ок

Улан-удэ (136.7 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : г.Улан-Удэ, ул Октябрьская, 33,очень сильные толчки,диван заходил ходуном,всё закачалось,сильный стресс

Bratsk, Irkutskaya oblast (537.1 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 15-20 s : Время 20:26-20:27 по местному, секунд 20. Ощущение между очень слабой и слабой тряской на пятом этаже пятиэтажного дома. Сидела и работала за комп

Иркутск (97.4 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vibration and rolling / 2-5 s : Непродолжительная, но ощутимая тряска в доме и на улице, звуки от стен брусового дома

Иркутск (99.7 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Находился дома, лежал на кровати и почувствовал как дом начало трясти.

Иркутск (98.3 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / single vertical bump / 2-5 s : ул. Мира, 5 этаж. Всё было очень быстро. От раскачивания до толчка пару шагов. Быстро, но сильно. (reported through our app)

Иркутск (98 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s : Сидела в комнате, сначала было легкое покачивание, потом более сильные толчки, качалось кресло и компьютерный стол

Иркутск (108 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vibration and rolling / 5-10 s : Лежала на диване, трясло и качало. Дом деревянный трещал. Однако, страшно было.

Иркутская обл,. п.Качуг (215.9 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Сидя на кровате я почувствовала тряску, так же как и вся моя сеймья

улан-удэ (136.7 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / single vertical bump / 1-2 minutes : легкое покачивание, сильный резкий толчок в верх, продолжительное легкое качание

Иркутск (100.6 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Сидела на диване с мужем и котом. Я первая почувствовала тряску, она всегда приходит с одной стороны, потом муж и кот, они сильно напугались.

Kutulik, Irkutsk Oblast (242 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s : Стояла на крыльце частного дома на улице . И как затряслись все крыши и пол. Потом залаяли собаки. Ощутимо! Быстро прошло. Буквально секунд п

Улан-удэ (134.1 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s : Сидел на кровати и чувствовал тряску вперёд-назад толчки отчетливые, было ощущение что кто-то дёргает кровать за спинку туда сюда, на 2 этаж

Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast (526.7 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Сидел за пк, увидел как начал слегка трястись монитор и почувствовал на кресле качание.

Улан-Удэ (139.1 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 10-15 s : кот проснулся, большой тяжёлый шкаф сильно дрожал, скрипел

Кудара село (70.3 km ENE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / vibration and rolling : Сначала почувствовали вибрацию потом толчки как раскачивание по сторонам после вибрации ещё качало примерно 15 секунд.

Улан-уде (133.5 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Лежала на кровати и меня начало трясти из стороны в сторону, видела как трясутся занавески и слышала стук шкафа

Иркутск (103.8 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Был дома, закачалась мебель. | One user found this interesting.

Slyudyanka, Irkutsk Oblast (140.7 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 1-2 minutes : шатался пол, шкафы, звенела посуда | One user found this interesting.

Mongolia (469 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : I was sitting down and felt this strange movement almost like a dizziness | One user found this interesting.

Angarsk (130.3 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : oh my god, im shocked | One user found this interesting.

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