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M6.3 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-12-18 12:37:10 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M6.3

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: USP

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On December 18, 2025 at 12:37 UTC, a magnitude M6.3 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

The event was recorded by USP.

Details

528833541713550e321c78328f1fadf939397fda

Magnitude

M6.3

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-12-18 12:37:10 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usp

Coordinates

52.41897, 160.61760

Depth profile

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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy152.0 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Avachinsky

Distance: 152 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 161 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 163 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
Zhupanovsky

Distance: 163 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
Mutnovsky

Distance: 164 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 166 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours5

First 24 hours6

First 72 hours8

Strongest subsequent eventM6.1

M5.82025-12-18 12:37:16 UTC85.8 kmKamcatskij kraj M5.92025-12-18 12:37:19 UTC76.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.92025-12-18 12:37:20 UTC84.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.92025-12-18 12:37:20 UTC63.8 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia] M5.92025-12-18 12:37:22 UTC86.8 km72 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.32025-12-18 23:25:42 UTC97.3 km75 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.12025-12-20 00:24:52 UTC82.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-12-20 00:24:53 UTC86.2 km184 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.32025-12-22 11:18:51 UTC76.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-12-23 15:04:40 UTC85.7 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-12-23 20:03:29 UTC157.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-12-23 20:03:33 UTC152.6 kmNear 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 250 km.

Magnitude rank#70

Earlier events M≥42603

Earlier events M≥51363

Compared since2025-01-16

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 UTC33.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC41.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC33.0 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC48.5 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC49.3 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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