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M8.0 Earthquake near 133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

UTC time: 2025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M8.0

Depth: 74.0 km
Source: USGS

133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M8.0 earthquake was recorded near 133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on July 29, 2025 at 23:24 UTC. At around 74 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can trigger serious destruction across large regions.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M8.0

Depth

74.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

52.20000, 160.00000

Temperature

12.6°C

Depth profile

Intermediate

74 km

Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy133.4 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Mutnovsky

Distance: 126 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 129 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 137 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
Gorely

Distance: 139 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
Avachinsky

Distance: 141 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Visokiy

Distance: 143 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 500 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours106

First 24 hours388

First 72 hours559

Strongest subsequent eventM7.0

M7.02025-07-29 23:48:21 UTC58.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M7.02025-07-29 23:48:27 UTC75.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.62025-07-30 00:04:58 UTC199.7 kmKamchatka Peninsula, Russia M6.92025-07-30 00:09:53 UTC14.2 km147 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M6.92025-07-30 00:09:54 UTC14.2 km147 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M6.52025-07-30 00:09:56 UTC10.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.52025-07-30 00:09:56 UTC9.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M6.32025-07-30 00:16:02 UTC28.8 km131 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M6.32025-07-30 00:16:03 UTC28.8 km131 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M6.72025-07-30 00:16:05 UTC42.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.52025-07-30 00:16:06 UTC42.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.42025-07-30 00:31:13 UTC23.5 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 500 km.

Magnitude rank#4

Earlier events M≥4461

Earlier events M≥5182

Compared since2025-01-08

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

Strongest earlier events

M8.82025-07-29 23:24:50 UTC38.4 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC43.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC38.4 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC1.7 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.82025-07-29 23:24:50 UTC43.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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