A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 169 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia (105 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 19:17:51 / 7:17 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 159.53° East, 51.5755° North, depth 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/07/25 / 2025-07-30 19:17:51 / July 30, 2025 @ 7:17 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000qwp9. Unique identifier: us6000qwp9. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).

In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty-four, in the last 10 days one hundred and seventeen, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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