A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia on Wednesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 43.981 km (27 miles). Unique identifier: us6000r1ft. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000r1ft. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:23:19 / 12:23 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 159.2701° East, latitude 52.6654° North, depth = 43.981 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/07/25 / 2025-07-30 00:23:19 / July 30, 2025 @ 12:23 am.
Country/countries that might be effected, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 59 km (37 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (c. 187 300 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Yelizovo (c. 40 700 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Vilyuchinsk (c. 25 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Yelizovo, Vilyuchinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and seventy-three, in the last 10 days six hundred and seventy-four, in the past 30 days six hundred and seventy-eight and in the last 365 days seven hundred and sixty-four 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 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: 61 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia.
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