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M4.3 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-08-23 10:57:00 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
22.6 km
Source
EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.3 earthquake was recorded near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA on August 23, 2025 at 10:57 UTC. With a focal depth of about 23 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 event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
e83e037b9b0070fe8d08f60d5ddf760d7e2186fe
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
22.6 km
UTC time
2025-08-23 10:57:00 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
51.70590, 159.99780
Temperature
14.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 22.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 22.6 km
Shallow
22.6 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: 148 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 161 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Khodutka
    Distance: 162 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 163 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 164 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 165 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 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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