This undersea earthquake generated recorded tsunami waves across coastal and trans-oceanic sectors. Preserved in seismic archive for scientific reference — no active hazard exists.
A magnitude 8.8 (MW) earthquake occurred on 2025-07-29, 10:24 local time (23:24 UTC) (449d ago), centered Off the coast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (110 km SE, Russia). The hypocenter was located at a shallow depth of 20 km. Primary telemetry verified by EMSC alongside 1 regional seismic monitoring networks.
Curated Global Seismic Archive (1700–Present)
239.01 Mt TNT
shallow (Shallow crustal)
Injuries: > 5,000 · ~1.1M 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 | 110 km | MMI IX |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EMSC Primary | emsc_20250729_0000311 | M 8.8 | 20 km | 52.60, 160.07 |
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.