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M4.8 Earthquake near 165 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

UTC time: 2025-08-03 04:29:09 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
16.6 km
Source
USGS

165 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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About this earthquake

On August 3, 2025 at 04:29 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near 165 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 17 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
6cd399c4fd93de0c85321f46bd0fbe502de7c0bf
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
16.6 km
UTC time
2025-08-03 04:29:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
51.98530, 160.29720
Temperature
14.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 16.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 16.6 km
Shallow
16.6 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: 152 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 158 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 166 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 167 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 169 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 172 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·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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