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M6.3 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-20 06:49:01 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M6.3

Depth: 20.0 km
Source: USP

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On July 20, 2025 at 06:49 UTC, a magnitude M6.3 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 20 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M6.3

Depth

20.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-20 06:49:01 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usp

Coordinates

52.65073, 160.96330

Depth profile

Shallow

20 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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy163.4 kmW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Avachinsky

Distance: 158 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Zhupanovsky

Distance: 160 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 168 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
Dzenzursky

Distance: 175 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'285 m ·Russia
Akademia Nauk

Distance: 179 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'180 m ·Last eruption: 1996 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 181 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours59

First 24 hours138

First 72 hours271

Strongest subsequent eventM8.8

M7.42025-07-20 06:49:02 UTC30.8 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake M7.42025-07-20 06:49:02 UTC20.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M7.42025-07-20 06:49:03 UTC35.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.52025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC25.2 km154 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.42025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC30.8 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake M7.52025-07-20 06:49:06 UTC24.4 km153 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.22025-07-20 07:02:09 UTC24.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-07-20 07:02:12 UTC35.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-20 07:06:22 UTC30.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-07-20 07:06:25 UTC47.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.72025-07-20 07:07:43 UTC23.3 km151 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M6.62025-07-20 07:07:43 UTC21.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 250 km.

Magnitude rank#7

Earlier events M≥463

Earlier events M≥511

Compared since2025-01-16

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M7.02025-07-20 06:28:21 UTC25.2 km142 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.02025-07-20 06:28:19 UTC24.0 km142 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M6.72025-07-20 06:28:18 UTC46.1 km142 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M6.72025-07-20 06:28:17 UTC40.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.72025-07-20 06:28:17 UTC49.9 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

Stats (last 24h)

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