Moderate magnitude 4.5 quake hits 100 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia in the afternoon
4.5 quake 1 Jun 4:55 pm (GMT +11)

A moderately shallow magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported in the afternoon near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake hit on Tuesday 1 June 2021 at 4:55 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 35 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (pop. 187,300) located 100 km from the epicenter, and Vilyuchinsk (pop. 25,200) 104 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: 1 Jun 4:55 pm (GMT +11) local time (1 Jun 2021 05:55 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 35.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 52.37°N / 159.63°E (North Pacific Ocean, Russia)
Primary data source: USGS
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