A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, Carlsberg Ridge (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000qu6u. Unique identifier: us7000qu6u. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/08/25 / 2025-08-12 23:06:21 / August 12, 2025 @ 11:06 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 65.1877° East, 2.9435° North. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:06:21 / 11:06 pm (local time epicenter).

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: Carlsberg Ridge.

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