Light earthquake: M4.2 quake has struck near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia

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A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 145 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia (90 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 160.7984 East, latitude 53.0656 North, depth = 35 km. The temblor was detected at 22:16:07 / 10:16 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000rgdp. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rgdp. Global time and date of event 19/09/25 / 2025-09-19 22:16:07 / September 19, 2025 @ 10:16 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and eighty-one, in the last 10 days two hundred and sixty-seven, in the past 30 days three hundred and twenty-five and in the last 365 days one thousand, one hundred and sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 145 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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