Significant magnitude 5.8 earthquake 118 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 5.8 quake in Russia near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka, only 12 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early afternoon on Friday, August 30th, 2024, at 3:24 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 51 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.7. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.8.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (pop. 181,200) located 118 km from the epicenter, Vilyuchinsk (pop. 25,200) 130 km away, Yelizovo (pop. 40,700) 138 km away, and Paratunka (pop. 1,800) 140 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Aug 30, 2024 04:24 pm (GMT +12) local time (30 Aug 2024 04:24 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.8
Depth: 51.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 52.91°N / 160.17°E (Yelizovskiy Rayon, Kamchatka, Russia)
Primary data source: EMSC
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