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M4.5 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-12-18 11:19:40 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
33.0 km
Source
EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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About this earthquake

On December 18, 2025 at 11:19 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. With a focal depth of about 33 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 EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
b5f2d006fc46966f0ba0d378d45b45d77c9844f6
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
33.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-18 11:19:40 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
51.35000, 159.94000
Temperature
1.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 33 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 33 km
Shallow
33 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: 171 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Khodutka
    Distance: 173 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
  • Ksudach
    Distance: 174 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
  • Olkoviy-Ozernoy Volcanic Field
    Distance: 182 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 681 m ·Russia
  • Zheltovsky
    Distance: 183 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 183 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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