A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Vilyuchinsk in Russia on Thursday. The temblor was detected at 21:06:52 / 9:06 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/08/25 / 2025-08-21 21:06:52 / August 21, 2025 @ 9:06 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us6000r2ut. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r2ut. Exact location of earthquake, 159.1615° East, 52.5749° North, depth 88.995 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 88.995 km (55 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Yelizovo, Vilyuchinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Event epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (c. 187 300 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Yelizovo (c. 40 700 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Vilyuchinsk (c. 25 200 pop). Close country/countries, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days twenty-four, in the past 30 days three hundred and seventy-eight and in the last 365 days six hundred and fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 64 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia.
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