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M4.6 Earthquake near 150 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

UTC time: 2025-08-12 16:00:04 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
30.2 km
Source
USGS

150 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

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About this earthquake

On August 12, 2025 at 16:00 UTC, a magnitude M4.6 earthquake occurred near 150 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia. With a focal depth of about 30 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
6f88d40299834d07aee5a820a9e6484be1a535e0
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
30.2 km
UTC time
2025-08-12 16:00:04 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
51.70950, 159.33760
Temperature
13.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 30.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 30.2 km
Shallow
30.2 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: 113 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Khodutka
    Distance: 118 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
  • Ksudach
    Distance: 125 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 125 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 126 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia
  • Olkoviy-Ozernoy Volcanic Field
    Distance: 129 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 681 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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