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M4.9 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-08-06 23:25:29 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
40.0 km
Source
GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On August 6, 2025 at 23:25 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 40 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
0966f5d4551c52eba56c5f747286dff6df6908c5
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
40.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-06 23:25:29 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
52.37000, 160.07000
Temperature
13.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 40 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 40 km
Shallow
40 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 127 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 127 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 129 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 133 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 139 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 140 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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