Light earthquake, 4.2 mag strikes near Mil’kovo in Russia

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A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 109 km E of Mil’kovo, Russia (68 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 160.316 East, latitude 54.6211 North, depth = 26.197 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/08/25 / 2025-08-01 16:07:19 / August 1, 2025 @ 4:07 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qxb9. Id of event: us6000qxb9. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 26.197 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 16:07:19 / 4:07 pm (local time epicenter). 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twenty-four 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 109 km E of Mil’kovo, Russia.

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