A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 156 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia (97 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 21:14:12 / 9:14 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 159.8357° East, latitude 51.8281° North, depth = 35 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/10/25 / 2025-10-15 21:14:12 / October 15, 2025 @ 9:14 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000rlqp. Event ids that are associated: us6000rlqp. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and eight, in the past 30 days three hundred and twenty-one and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 156 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia.
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