A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 65.905 km (41 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:37:22 / 12:37 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 159.6969 East, latitude 52.9652 North, depth = 65.905 km. Event id: us6000rvnm. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rvnm. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/12/25 / 2025-12-18 12:37:22 / December 18, 2025 @ 12:37 pm UTC/GMT.

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop). The epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (c. 187 300 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Yelizovo (c. 40 700 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Vilyuchinsk (c. 25 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yelizovo, Vilyuchinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (min 5000 pop).

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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days one thousand, three hundred and sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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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. 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: 72 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia.

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