A magnitude 8.4 (MW) earthquake occurred on 1923-02-03, 03:01 local time (16:01 UTC) (just now), centered 200 km NE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). The hypocenter was located at a shallow depth of 15 km. Primary telemetry verified by USGS alongside 1 regional seismic monitoring networks.
Curated Global Seismic Archive (1700–Present)
60.04 Mt TNT
shallow (Shallow crustal)
Injuries: > 5,000 · ~1.3M felt
Timeline of foreshocks, main rupture, aftershocks and machine learning risk probability evolution.
Shaking intensity is modelled from magnitude, depth and distance (GMPE attenuation), not reported by residents.
| Town | Distance | Intensity |
|---|---|---|
| Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky · Kamchatka | 200 km | MMI VIII |
Independent solutions for the same rupture. Differences of 0.1–0.3 in magnitude are normal and reflect method and station coverage.
| Agency | Source ID | Magnitude | Depth | Epicenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
USGS Primary | official19230203160150_30 | M 8.4 | 15 km | 54.49, 160.47 |
Nearest mapped active fault: Unnamed Fault, 5 km away, slip rate ~15.0 mm/yr (GEM Global Active Faults).
View live seismic monitoring, historical danger benchmarks, fault slip models and recurrence intervals for this zone.