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M4.9 Earthquake near 175 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

UTC time: 2025-08-21 17:16:20 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

175 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.9 earthquake was recorded near 175 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on August 21, 2025 at 17:16 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 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 event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
8e02a025c0b4a3bf5fde9ffd7c7bb1d8ce3d4c34
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-21 17:16:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
51.96910, 160.48190
Temperature
14.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 165 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 170 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 178 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 179 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 181 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 181 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 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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