A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/08/25 / 2025-08-14 09:03:30 / August 14, 2025 @ 9:03 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 55.831 km (35 miles). Event id: us6000r0mn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r0mn. Exact location, longitude 159.6319° East, latitude 52.9016° North, depth = 55.831 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:03:30 / 9:03 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yelizovo, Vilyuchinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (c. 187 300 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Yelizovo (c. 40 700 pop), 82 km (51 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 seventeen, in the last 10 days fifty-five, in the past 30 days six hundred and sixty-three and in the last 365 days seven hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 69 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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