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M4.2 earthquake - 40 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

2627 d ago · 8 Aug 2019, 19:36 UTC 40 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 40 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on 8 Aug 2019, 19:36 UTC at a depth of 134 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Vilyuchinsk, about 290 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    17 Oct 2026, 09:31 UTC

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