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M7.4 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-20 06:49:02 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M7.4

Depth: 20.0 km
Source: GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M7.4 earthquake was recorded near Off East Coast of Kamchatka on July 20, 2025 at 06:49 UTC. With a focal depth of about 20 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can trigger serious destruction across large regions.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M7.4

Depth

20.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-20 06:49:02 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

52.75000, 160.70000

Temperature

13.8°C

Depth profile

Shallow

20 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-Kamchatskiy143.3 kmW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Avachinsky

Distance: 137 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Zhupanovsky

Distance: 139 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 147 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
Dzenzursky

Distance: 154 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'285 m ·Russia
Akademia Nauk

Distance: 160 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'180 m ·Last eruption: 1996 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 163 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours57

First 24 hours136

First 72 hours269

Strongest subsequent eventM8.8

M7.42025-07-20 06:49:03 UTC17.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.52025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC29.4 km154 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.42025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC17.0 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake M7.52025-07-20 06:49:06 UTC27.8 km153 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.22025-07-20 07:02:09 UTC11.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-07-20 07:02:12 UTC15.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-20 07:06:22 UTC24.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-07-20 07:06:25 UTC34.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.72025-07-20 07:07:43 UTC15.4 km151 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M6.62025-07-20 07:07:43 UTC8.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M6.92025-07-20 07:07:43 UTC15.4 km151 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M6.42025-07-20 07:07:44 UTC5.6 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#1

Earlier events M≥4104

Earlier events M≥523

Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.02025-07-20 06:28:21 UTC18.0 km142 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.02025-07-20 06:28:19 UTC15.5 km142 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M6.72025-07-20 06:28:18 UTC28.3 km142 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M6.72025-07-20 06:28:17 UTC20.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.72025-07-20 06:28:17 UTC32.0 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

Stats (last 24h)

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