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M4.8 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-20 09:34:47 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
17.0 km
Source
GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On July 20, 2025 at 09:34 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 17 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
2cb72d22f04bd6e2f2839a69845e7f8fcf2e4f57
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
17.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-20 09:34:47 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
52.95000, 160.56000
Temperature
13.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 17 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 17 km
Shallow
17 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

  • Zhupanovsky
    Distance: 118 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 120 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 130 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Dzenzursky
    Distance: 133 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'285 m ·Russia
  • Akademia Nauk
    Distance: 136 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'180 m ·Last eruption: 1996 ·Russia
  • Karymsky
    Distance: 143 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'513 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·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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