A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 69 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia (43 miles) on Monday. The temblor was reported at 22:47:21 / 10:47 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 29/12/25 / 2025-12-29 22:47:21 / December 29, 2025 @ 10:47 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 147.5633° East, latitude 43.6548° North, depth = 35 km. Event id: us7000rlev. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000rlev.

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days fourty-nine 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.

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