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M4.9 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-08-21 17:16:24 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
33.0 km
Source
EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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About this earthquake

On August 21, 2025 at 17:16 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 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 event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
f7aad65489e6f99c1e0c657b2bbcafecc8db6492
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
33.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-21 17:16:24 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
52.02000, 160.36000
Temperature
14.4°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: 155 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 160 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 168 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 169 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 172 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 172 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·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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