A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 97 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (60 miles) on Thursday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:05:10 / 3:05 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 156.0464° East, 49.7977° North, depth 62.583 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 62.583 km (39 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/08/25 / 2025-08-21 03:05:10 / August 21, 2025 @ 3:05 am. Event id: us6000r2pi. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r2pi.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 97 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia.
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