A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Tosontsengel in Mongolia on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/10/25 / 2025-10-21 09:14:11 / October 21, 2025 @ 9:14 am. Unique identifier: us6000rmt4. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rmt4. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 09:14:11 / 9:14 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 98.1702° East, 49.3538° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Mongolia (c. 3 087 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 67 km (42 miles) from Tosontsengel (c. 9 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tosontsengel.
Every 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 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: 66 km N of Tosontsengel, Mongolia.
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