A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 15:04:46 / 3:04 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 159.8085 East, latitude 53.0449 North, depth = 48.845 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 48.845 km (30 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/01/25 / 2025-01-23 15:04:46 / January 23, 2025 @ 3:04 pm. Event id: us6000plt6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000plt6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 77 km (48 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (c. 187 300 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Yelizovo (c. 40 700 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Vilyuchinsk (c. 25 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yelizovo, Vilyuchinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 79 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia.
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