A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported east of the Kuril Islands (0 miles) on Friday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/08/25 / 2025-08-15 15:50:19 / August 15, 2025 @ 3:50 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:50:19 / 3:50 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 153.834 East, latitude 45.6945 North, depth = 25.221 km. Event id: us6000r0zd. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r0zd. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.221 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface.

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 one and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: east of the Kuril Islands.

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