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M7.8 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-29 23:24:50 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M7.8

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On July 29, 2025 at 23:24 UTC, a magnitude M7.8 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude are major events and can cause severe damage over a wide area.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

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Magnitude

M7.8

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-29 23:24:50 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

52.58000, 160.12000

Temperature

12.5°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-Kamchatskiy113.8 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Avachinsky

Distance: 114 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 125 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 125 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 129 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
Zhupanovsky

Distance: 130 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
Mutnovsky

Distance: 131 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 500 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours110

First 24 hours389

First 72 hours560

Strongest subsequent eventM8.7

M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC3.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC6.3 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC42.3 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC43.0 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.02025-07-29 23:48:21 UTC80.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M7.02025-07-29 23:48:27 UTC93.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.62025-07-30 00:04:58 UTC195.3 kmKamchatka Peninsula, Russia M6.92025-07-30 00:09:53 UTC55.4 km147 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M6.92025-07-30 00:09:54 UTC55.4 km147 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M6.52025-07-30 00:09:56 UTC44.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.52025-07-30 00:09:56 UTC45.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M6.32025-07-30 00:16:02 UTC67.7 km131 km SE 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 500 km.

Magnitude rank#1

Earlier events M≥4455

Earlier events M≥5177

Compared since2025-01-08

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M7.52025-07-20 06:49:06 UTC40.2 km153 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.52025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC41.1 km154 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.42025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC55.8 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake M7.42025-07-20 06:49:03 UTC49.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.42025-07-20 06:49:02 UTC55.8 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake

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