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M4.3 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-12-16 04:25:08 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
25.0 km
Source
EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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About this earthquake

On December 16, 2025 at 04:25 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 25 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 EMSC.

Details

ID
428fafc0244c18581cb9de89b7048659efc3f9c8
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
25.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-16 04:25:08 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
51.98000, 161.05000
Temperature
5.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 25 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 25 km
Shallow
25 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

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 201 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 204 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 206 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 211 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 215 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 217 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.

Earthquake overview

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