A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 160 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (99 miles). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 156.3478° East, 49.2426° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/08/25 / 2025-08-02 01:24:48 / August 2, 2025 @ 1:24 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:24:48 / 1:24 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000qxk4. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000qxk4. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days fourty-six, in the past 30 days fourty-six and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 160 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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