A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 77 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (48 miles) on Thursday. Id of earthquake: us6000r2uv. Event ids that are associated: us6000r2uv. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:37:14 / 9:37 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/08/25 / 2025-08-21 21:37:14 / August 21, 2025 @ 9:37 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 155.9103 East, latitude 49.9934 North, depth = 75.469 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 75.469 km (47 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 77 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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