A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 108 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia (67 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/12/25 / 2025-12-18 14:42:38 / December 18, 2025 @ 2:42 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us6000rvpe. Event ids that are associated: us6000rvpe. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 14:42:38 / 2:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 147.963 East, latitude 43.4313 North, depth = 40.187 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 40.187 km (25 miles).

Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 108 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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