A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000r07l. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000r07l. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/08/25 / 2025-08-12 21:54:56 / August 12, 2025 @ 9:54 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57.821 km (36 miles). Exact location of event, depth 57.821 km, 159.8912° East, 53.0717° North. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:54:56 / 9:54 pm (local time epicenter).

Close country/countries, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 83 km (52 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (c. 187 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (min 5000 pop).

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

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