Earthquake LAPTEV SEA (5.2 mw) (2025-02-28 16:11:33 UTC)
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck on LAPTEV SEA, at 2025-02-28 16:11:33 UTC. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this minor quake occurred at a magnitude type of mw and was felt in surrounding areas. Stay updated on earthquake activity in LAPTEV SEA
Recommendation
Very Strong Earthquake
Very Strong Earthquake
Action
Severe shaking, potential for significant damage.
Suggestion
Indoors: Drop, Cover, and Hold On. Avoid elevators, as power outages may occur. Outdoors: Stay in the open. Be alert for aftershocks.
Magnitudo (mw)
5.2
Automatic
EMSC
Summary
- Intensity: 0
- Tsunami: 0
- ID: emsc_20250228_0000187
Nearest Places
- Yaya Island / 94.56 km
- Vasil'yev Shoal / 95.31 km
- Banka Vasil’yevskaya / 97.5 km
- Ostrova Grigoriy-Muoratagy-Bol'koyo / 107.06 km
- Ostrov Grigoriy-Ochchuguy-Aryta / 107.92 km
Comment
Latest Earthquake
3.5
IONIAN SEA
Time:
Depth: 10.00 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)
Time:
Depth: 10.00 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)
2.7
10 km NNW of Avenal, CA
Time:
Depth: 10.68 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)
Time:
Depth: 10.68 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)
2.7
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Time:
Depth: 10.70 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)
Time:
Depth: 10.70 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)
0.8
5 km WNW of Cobb, CA
Time:
Depth: 2.01 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)
Time:
Depth: 2.01 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)
2.0
TURKEY-SYRIA BORDER REGION
Time:
Depth: 7.70 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)
Time:
Depth: 7.70 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)
Nearest Earthquake
5.2
207 km NE of Tiksi, Russia
Time:
Depth: 10.00 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)
Time:
Depth: 10.00 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)