A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Vilyuchinsk in Russia. The temblor was detected at 02:15:18 / 2:15 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 69.104 km (43 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/08/25 / 2025-08-01 02:15:18 / August 1, 2025 @ 2:15 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 159.1501 East, latitude 52.2529 North, depth = 69.104 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r31f. Id of event: us6000r31f.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vilyuchinsk (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from Vilyuchinsk (c. 25 200 pop).
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 two hundred and fifty-seven, in the last 10 days five hundred and eighty-two, in the past 30 days seven hundred and six and in the last 365 days seven hundred and seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 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: 90 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia.
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