A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us6000qwjw. Event ids that are associated: us6000qwjw. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 159.5351 East, latitude 52.5594 North, depth = 35 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/07/25 / 2025-07-30 15:59:43 / July 30, 2025 @ 3:59 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 15:59:43 / 3:59 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vilyuchinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 80 km (50 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (c. 187 300 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Vilyuchinsk (c. 25 200 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-two, in the last 10 days one hundred and eighty-four, in the past 30 days two hundred and thirty-nine and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-one 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 83 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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