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M6.5 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-30 00:09:56 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M6.5

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On July 30, 2025 at 00:09 UTC, a magnitude M6.5 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M6.5

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-30 00:09:56 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

52.22000, 159.85000

Temperature

12.8°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

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy124.9 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Mutnovsky

Distance: 115 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 119 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 127 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
Gorely

Distance: 129 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
Visokiy

Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
Avachinsky

Distance: 134 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours89

First 24 hours288

First 72 hours403

Strongest subsequent eventM7.0

M6.32025-07-30 00:16:02 UTC23.8 km131 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M6.32025-07-30 00:16:03 UTC23.8 km131 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M6.72025-07-30 00:16:05 UTC32.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.52025-07-30 00:16:06 UTC32.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.42025-07-30 00:31:13 UTC17.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M6.72025-07-30 00:31:16 UTC50.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.72025-07-30 00:35:22 UTC55.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M6.02025-07-30 00:35:23 UTC51.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.42025-07-30 00:35:25 UTC17.7 km136 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.82025-07-30 00:58:40 UTC64.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M6.02025-07-30 00:58:41 UTC42.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.12025-07-30 00:58:41 UTC64.6 km152 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, 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#29

Earlier events M≥4424

Earlier events M≥5179

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 UTC40.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC44.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC40.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC10.5 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC8.9 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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