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M6.0 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-30 00:58:41 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M6.0

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On July 30, 2025 at 00:58 UTC, a magnitude M6.0 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M6.0

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-30 00:58:41 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

51.90000, 159.50000

Temperature

12.9°C

Depth profile

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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Vilyuchinsk136.6 kmNW25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy142.3 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Mutnovsky

Distance: 108 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Visokiy

Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
Gorely

Distance: 123 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
Khodutka

Distance: 124 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
Asacha

Distance: 125 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours107

First 24 hours306

First 72 hours429

Strongest subsequent eventM7.0

M5.92025-07-30 01:03:13 UTC132.6 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.82025-07-30 01:03:18 UTC64.2 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.42025-07-30 01:03:20 UTC55.8 km144 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.42025-07-30 01:11:26 UTC55.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-07-30 01:20:35 UTC106.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.92025-07-30 01:20:35 UTC106.4 km140 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.72025-07-30 01:20:37 UTC113.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.62025-07-30 01:38:13 UTC128.7 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-07-30 01:38:13 UTC128.7 km146 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.62025-07-30 01:38:14 UTC116.6 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.52025-07-30 01:40:04 UTC64.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.92025-07-30 01:40:04 UTC65.0 km173 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 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.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 250 km.

Magnitude rank#50

Earlier events M≥4439

Earlier events M≥5192

Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M8.82025-07-29 23:24:50 UTC83.4 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC86.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC83.4 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC47.8 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC47.5 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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