A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 27 km NNE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (17 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 156.2433 East, latitude 50.9133 North, depth = 140.088 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 11/05/25 / 2025-05-11 05:00:49 / May 11, 2025 @ 5:00 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000pyih. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pyih. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:00:49 / 5:00 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 140.088 km (87 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 27 km NNE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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