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M4.9 Earthquake near 155 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

UTC time: 2025-08-19 18:50:33 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
28.4 km
Source
USGS

155 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.9 earthquake was recorded near 155 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on August 19, 2025 at 18:50 UTC. With a focal depth of about 28 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
49f98abf7eb45f82fde6b96175885563c0494b7c
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
28.4 km
UTC time
2025-08-19 18:50:33 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
52.19000, 160.42270
Temperature
15.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 28.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 28.4 km
Shallow
28.4 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: 154 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 156 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 160 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 163 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 167 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 170 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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