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M4.8 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-08-05 02:16:49 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
41.0 km
Source
EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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About this earthquake

On August 5, 2025 at 02:16 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. With a focal depth of about 41 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
b9f4907e124b968cbcc626d9efddc977b919bca7
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
41.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-05 02:16:49 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
52.29390, 160.18160
Temperature
14.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 41 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 41 km
Shallow
41 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: 136 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 136 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 140 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 143 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 148 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 151 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·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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