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M4.2 Earthquake near 237 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

UTC time: 2025-02-17 07:24:26 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

237 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

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About this earthquake

On February 17, 2025 at 07:24 UTC, a magnitude M4.2 earthquake occurred near 237 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 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 USGS.

Details

ID
bb5015425e9af09bbb2f9a6d27c6539fb9f5cbe0
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-17 07:24:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
55.71420, 166.17100

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

  • Piip
    Distance: 80 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -300 m ·Last eruption: -5050 ·Russia
  • Sheveluch Activity reported
    Distance: 315 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'283 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Russia
  • Bliznetsy
    Distance: 346 km ·Lava cone ·Elevation: 265 m ·Last eruption: -1060 ·Russia
  • Klyuchevskoy Activity reported
    Distance: 347 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'754 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Russia
  • Zimina
    Distance: 348 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'057 m ·Russia
  • Vysoky
    Distance: 349 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'129 m ·Last eruption: -550 ·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

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