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M4.8 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-21 11:21:31 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
37.0 km
Source
GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.8 earthquake was recorded near Off East Coast of Kamchatka on July 21, 2025 at 11:21 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 37 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
8b2ddc6ec1861de303636e032ce5c6db229a1113
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
37.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-21 11:21:31 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
52.38000, 160.12000
Temperature
12.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 37 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 37 km
Shallow
37 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

  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 129 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 130 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 131 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 135 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 141 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 143 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·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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