A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 66 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia (41 miles) on Sunday. Global time and date of event 19/10/25 / 2025-10-19 10:03:51 / October 19, 2025 @ 10:03 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 147.4291 East, latitude 43.4997 North, depth = 35 km. Id of earthquake: us6000rm5e. Event ids that are associated: us6000rm5e. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:03:51 / 10:03 am (local time epicenter).
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 one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-four 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 66 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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