A great earthquake magnitude 8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 131 kilometers (81 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia. The temblor was reported at 23:24:52 / 11:24 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pt25210002. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pt25210002. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 73.9 km (46 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 159.979 East, latitude 52.209 North, depth = 73.9 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 29/07/25 / 2025-07-29 23:24:52 / July 29, 2025 @ 11:24 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquake epicenter was 129 km (80 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (c. 187 300 pop), 153 km (95 miles) from Yelizovo (c. 40 700 pop), 133 km (83 miles) from Vilyuchinsk (c. 25 200 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Yelizovo, Vilyuchinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one hundred and seventy-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and eighty and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 8.0 or greater can totally destroy communities near the epicenter. Every year there are an estimated 1-2 great earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia.
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