A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 187 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (116 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 158.6131 East, latitude 50.1163 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/08/25 / 2025-08-09 12:42:46 / August 9, 2025 @ 12:42 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:42:46 / 12:42 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000qzgw. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000qzgw.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventy-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 187 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia.
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