A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Shikotan in Russia on Friday. Global time and date of event 12/09/25 / 2025-09-12 15:57:45 / September 12, 2025 @ 3:57 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:57:45 / 3:57 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39.01 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 146.6663 East, latitude 43.0896 North, depth = 39.01 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qvqw. Id of event: us7000qvqw.

Earthquake epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Nemuro (c. 31 200 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nemuro.

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

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 78 km S of Shikotan, Russia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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