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M4.6 Earthquake near 116 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

UTC time: 2025-08-16 00:20:32 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
22.7 km
Source
USGS

116 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near 116 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on August 16, 2025 at 00:20 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 23 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 USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
45813e6066ba5fedcd780a76499ecb2a48f46590
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
22.7 km
UTC time
2025-08-16 00:20:32 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
52.66720, 160.22820
Temperature
12.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 22.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 22.7 km
Shallow
22.7 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

  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 114 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 125 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Zhupanovsky
    Distance: 125 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 135 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Dzenzursky
    Distance: 139 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'285 m ·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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