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M4.6 Earthquake near 175 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

UTC time: 2025-01-18 04:43:20 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

175 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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About this earthquake

On January 18, 2025 at 04:43 UTC, a magnitude M4.6 earthquake occurred near 175 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
4a779a60a4d7bdc4bd220a2d236e55980d5428e5
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-18 04:43:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
52.07200, 160.63230

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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: 171 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 174 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 179 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 181 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 184 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 188 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 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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