A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 76 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (47 miles) on Friday. The epicenter was at a depth of 38.984 km (24 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 157.0791 East, latitude 50.3543 North, depth = 38.984 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:48:47 / 5:48 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000r345. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000r345. Global time and date of event 01/08/25 / 2025-08-01 17:48:47 / August 1, 2025 @ 5:48 pm UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and six, in the last 10 days two hundred and twenty-nine, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty-nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 76 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia.
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