A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 160 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (99 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was picked up at 12:39:36 / 12:39 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 158.346° East, 50.3819° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/08/25 / 2025-08-05 12:39:36 / August 5, 2025 @ 12:39 pm. Event id: us6000qy8x. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qy8x.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 160 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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