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M4.9 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-21 18:22:05 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
50.0 km
Source
GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On July 21, 2025 at 18:22 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 50 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
1a4a248f3f34573c1da44c744eef80c5426fa5af
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
50.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-21 18:22:05 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
52.37000, 159.94000
Temperature
13.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 50 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 50 km
Shallow
50 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: 118 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 119 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 123 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 124 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 131 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 134 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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