Light earthquake: M4.3 quake has struck near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia

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A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 164 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia (102 miles). The temblor was detected at 23:51:56 / 11:51 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000r3e7. Event ids that are associated: us6000r3e7. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 160.5984° East, 52.1995° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/08/25 / 2025-08-23 23:51:56 / August 23, 2025 @ 11:51 pm UTC/GMT.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days thirty-two, in the past 30 days five hundred and seventy-two and in the last 365 days nine hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 164 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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