A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 184 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia (114 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 159.7157° East, 51.4785° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us6000r20l. Event ids that are associated: us6000r20l. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/08/25 / 2025-08-19 08:50:15 / August 19, 2025 @ 8:50 am. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:50:15 / 8:50 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-two, in the last 10 days one hundred and seventy, in the past 30 days one thousand and seventy-seven and in the last 365 days one thousand and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 184 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia.
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