A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 270 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia (168 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:11:09 / 2:11 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude 166.5158° East, latitude 55.3756° North, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us6000rhsc. Event ids that are associated: us6000rhsc. Global time and date of event 17/10/25 / 2025-10-17 14:11:09 / October 17, 2025 @ 2:11 pm UTC/GMT.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. 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: 270 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia.

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