A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/08/25 / 2025-08-01 06:48:20 / August 1, 2025 @ 6:48 am. Exact location of earthquake, 159.5012° East, 53.0765° North, depth 71.432 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000qx7w. Unique identifier: us6000qx7w. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 71.432 km (44 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:48:20 / 6:48 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yelizovo, Vilyuchinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Epicenter of the earthquake was 57 km (35 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (c. 187 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Yelizovo (c. 40 700 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Vilyuchinsk (c. 25 200 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days eighty-seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and ten and in the last 365 days three hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 58 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia.
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