A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia on Wednesday. Unique identifier: us6000r116. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000r116. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:08:07 / 2:08 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 73.723 km (46 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/07/25 / 2025-07-30 02:08:07 / July 30, 2025 @ 2:08 am. Exact location of event, longitude 159.4689 East, latitude 53.0392 North, depth = 73.723 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yelizovo, Vilyuchinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (c. 187 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Yelizovo (c. 40 700 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Vilyuchinsk (c. 25 200 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and nine, in the last 10 days five hundred and four, in the past 30 days five hundred and eight and in the last 365 days five hundred and ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 56 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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