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M4.2 earthquake - 26 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

1752 d ago · 30 Dec 2021, 19:39 UTC 26 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on 30 Dec 2021, 19:39 UTC at a depth of 104 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 279 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    17 Oct 2026, 10:29 UTC

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