Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at unknown depth20 Jul 12:26 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 6 minutes.20 Jul 12:27: Now using data updates from GFZI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 20, 2025 12:20:29 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Jul 20, 2025, at 03:20 pm (GMT +3)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.2Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude43.143°N / 45.184°EDzhayrakhskiy, Respublika Ingushetiya, RussiaAlso near: Georgia 47 km (29 mi) awaySeismic antipode43.143°S / 134.816°WQuality76 seismic stationsShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Nearest volcanoKasbek (74 km / 46 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeModerate Rain 20.5°C (69 F), humidity: 54%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NEstimated seismic energy released1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.2 | about seismic energy15 minutes agoJul 20, 2025 12:20 GMT / Jul 20, 2025 03:20 pm (GMT +3)Lat / Lng: 43.143 / 45.184: Eastern CaucasusSource: GFZOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.2 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-21975788',43.14300,45.18400,'15 minutes ago: Mag. 4.2, Eastern Caucasus',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in KamchatkaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Vladikavkaz, a city with more than 310,000 inhabitants in Russia, in 44 km (27 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry10 km (6 mi)NE of epicenterAchkhoy-Martan(pop: 16,800)IV: LightChechenskaya RespublikaRussia11 km (7 mi)N of epicenterAssinovskaya(pop: 10,300)IV: LightChechenskaya RespublikaRussia15 km (9 mi)E of epicenterShalazhi(pop: 5,320)IV: LightUrus-Martanovskiy Rayon, Chechenskaya RespublikaRussia15 km (9 mi)NW of epicenterNesterovskaya(pop: 19,200)IV: LightRespublika IngushetiyaRussia16 km (10 mi)W of epicenterGalashki(pop: 6,930)IV: LightRespublika IngushetiyaRussia19 km (12 mi)E of epicenterValerik(pop: 6,030)IV: LightChechenskaya RespublikaRussia19 km (12 mi)NE of epicenterSamashki(pop: 10,800)IV: LightChechenskaya RespublikaRussia23 km (14 mi)NW of epicenterSunzha(pop: 71,800)III: WeakSunzhensky District, Respublika IngushetiyaRussia23 km (15 mi)W of epicenterSurkhakhi(pop: 16,200)III: WeakRespublika IngushetiyaRussia24 km (15 mi)NW of epicenterTroitskaya(pop: 23,700)III: WeakRespublika IngushetiyaRussia29 km (18 mi)E of epicenterUrus-Martan(pop: 41,500)III: WeakChechenskaya RespublikaRussia29 km (18 mi)NW of epicenterKarabulak(pop: 34,500)III: WeakRespublika IngushetiyaRussia30 km (19 mi)W of epicenterEkazhevo(pop: 25,500)III: WeakRespublika IngushetiyaRussia31 km (19 mi)W of epicenterSunzha(pop: 11,500)III: WeakNorth Ossetia-AlaniaRussia32 km (20 mi)NE of epicenterAlkhan-Kala(pop: 10,200)III: WeakChechenskaya RespublikaRussia35 km (21 mi)W of epicenterMagas(pop: 8,770)III: WeakRespublika IngushetiyaRussia35 km (21 mi)W of epicenterNazran(pop: 164,100)III: WeakRespublika IngushetiyaRussia35 km (21 mi)W of epicenterNazran’(pop: 164,100)III: WeakRespublika IngushetiyaRussia36 km (22 mi)E of epicenterGoyty(pop: 13,300)III: WeakUrus-Martanovskiy Rayon, Chechenskaya RespublikaRussia39 km (24 mi)SW of epicenterTarskoye(pop: 4,450)III: WeakNorth Ossetia-AlaniaRussia40 km (25 mi)NW of epicenterAlkhan-Churt(pop: 7,670)III: WeakRespublika IngushetiyaRussia40 km (25 mi)NE of epicenterPervomayskaya(pop: 5,030)III: WeakChechenskaya RespublikaRussia44 km (27 mi)W of epicenterVladikavkaz(pop: 306,300)III: WeakNorth Ossetia-AlaniaRussia45 km (28 mi)W of epicenterNogir(pop: 11,500)III: WeakNorth Ossetia-AlaniaRussia45 km (28 mi)NE of epicenterGrozny(pop: 297,100)III: WeakChechenskaya RespublikaRussia45 km (28 mi)W of epicenterMikhaylovskoye(pop: 10,500)III: WeakNorth Ossetia-AlaniaRussia45 km (28 mi)E of epicenterStaryye Atagi(pop: 10,200)III: WeakUrus-Martanovskiy Rayon, Chechenskaya RespublikaRussia46 km (28 mi)W of epicenterKantyshevo(pop: 17,400)III: WeakRespublika IngushetiyaRussia49 km (31 mi)SE of epicenterBorzoy(pop: 4,220)III: WeakChechenskaya RespublikaRussia53 km (33 mi)W of epicenterBeslan(pop: 35,600)III: WeakNorth Ossetia-AlaniaRussia54 km (34 mi)SW of epicenterDzhayrakh(pop: 1,170)III: WeakRespublika IngushetiyaRussia55 km (34 mi)SE of epicenterItum-Kali(pop: 2,920)III: WeakChechenskaya RespublikaRussia58 km (36 mi)E of epicenterArgun(pop: 28,100)III: WeakChechenskaya RespublikaRussia58 km (36 mi)E of epicenterShali(pop: 25,000)III: WeakChechenskaya RespublikaRussia60 km (37 mi)E of epicenterMesker-Yurt(pop: 11,100)III: WeakShalinskiy Rayon, Chechenskaya RespublikaRussia67 km (42 mi)E of epicenterTsotsin-Yurt(pop: 16,000)III: WeakKurchaloyevskiy rayon, Chechenskaya RespublikaRussia70 km (43 mi)SW of epicenterStepantsminda(pop: 2,630)III: WeakMtskheta-MtianetiGeorgia72 km (45 mi)W of epicenterArdon(pop: 18,300)III: WeakNorth Ossetia-AlaniaRussia79 km (49 mi)SW of epicenterVerkhniy Fiagdon(pop: 1,100)II: Very weakNorth Ossetia-AlaniaRussia94 km (58 mi)SW of epicenterGudauri(pop: 10,000)II: Very weakMtskheta-MtianetiGeorgiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-07-20EpicenterAgency4.2± 0.210 km6.2 mi(*)12:20:29.44±0.22sEastern CaucasusEpicenter uncertainty: ± 3 kmGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)4.210 km6.2 mi(*)12:20:29Eastern Caucasus0.5 km (0.3 mi) epicenter difference with GFZRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jul 20, 2025 03:20 pm (GMT +3)15 minutes ago4.210 km0 km - This quakeEastern CaucasusMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 55 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 53 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.19 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5.2 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 19.8 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 67 quakes per year (or 5.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 81 quakes per year (or 6.8 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 86 quakes per year (or 7.2 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeStrongest in 1 year 11 weeksThe earthquake was the strongest to hit this part of Russia in over 1 year 11 weeks. Earlier, the last quake of equal or greater strength near the present epicenter had been a magnitude 4.2 earthquake on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at 02:03 pm local time (Europe/Moscow GMT +3) in 22 km (14 mi) distance to the northwest:Mag. 4.2 earthquake Caucasus Region - Russia - May 5, 2024 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.0. It had occurred 34 years ago earlier, on Monday, Apr 29, 1991, at 01:12 pm local time (Asia/Tbilisi GMT +4) in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Georgia:Mag. 7.0 earthquake 22 km WNW of Java - Georgia - Apr 29, 1991 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapMar 8, 03:28 pm (Tbilisi)4.16.7 km75 km (47 mi) to the SMtskheta-Mtianeti, 91 km north of Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, Georgia 1 reportInfoOct 14, 2024 09:03 am (Tbilisi)4.110 km75 km (47 mi) to the SMtskheta-Mtianeti, GeorgiaInfoAug 15, 2024 08:20 am (Moscow)4.187 km89 km (56 mi) to the EKurchaloyevskiy rayon, Chechenskaya Respublika, 30 km southwest of Khasavyurt, RU.17.Gorod Khasavyurt, Dagestan, RussiaInfoJun 2, 2024 05:48 am (Moscow)4.110 km97 km (60 mi) to the W 5 km NE of Staryy Urukh, Russia 25 reportsInfoMay 5, 2024 02:03 pm (Moscow)4.210 km22 km (14 mi) to the NWDzhayrakhskiy, 7.1 km southwest of Sunzha, Sunzhensky District, Respublika Ingushetiya, RussiaInfoMar 22, 2024 01:24 pm (Moscow)4.310 km48 km (30 mi) to the SE 3 km N of Shatoy, Russia 1 reportInfoSep 11, 2023 11:01 am (Moscow)4.410 km48 km (30 mi) to the NNadterechnyy Rayon, Chechenskaya Respublika, 29 km north of Sunzha, Sunzhensky District, Respublika Ingushetiya, RussiaInfoMar 14, 2022 04:15 am (Moscow)4.510 km56 km (35 mi) to the S 21 km WSW of Itum-Kali, Russia 5 reportsInfoFeb 9, 2022 03:26 pm (Moscow)4.410 km23 km (15 mi) to the NGroznenskiy, Chechenskaya Respublika, 19 km east of Sunzha, Sunzhenskiy, Ingushetiya Republic, Russia 10 reportsInfoNov 6, 2010 11:38 am (Moscow)4.621 km82 km (51 mi) to the E Caucasus Region, RussiaInfoOct 20, 2008 06:27 am (Universal Time)4.710 km81 km (50 mi) to the E 4 km SE of Gudermes, RussiaInfoOct 14, 2008 03:06 pm (Universal Time)4.636 km91 km (57 mi) to the E 11 km NW of Engel’-Yurt, RussiaInfoOct 14, 2008 12:37 am (Moscow)4.610 km90 km (56 mi) to the EGudermesskiy Rayon, 13 km east of Gudermes, Gudermes, Chechenskaya Respublika, RussiaInfoOct 11, 2008 12:28 pm (Universal Time)4.610 km88 km (55 mi) to the E 1 km N of Oyskhara, RussiaInfoOct 11, 2008 09:27 am (GMT +0)4.813 km86 km (54 mi) to the EGudermesskiy Rayon, 12 km southeast of Gudermes, Gudermes, Chechenskaya Respublika, RussiaInfoOct 11, 2008 12:22 pm (Moscow)5.310 km84 km (52 mi) to the EGudermesskiy Rayon, 7.5 km east of Gudermes, Gudermes, Chechenskaya Respublika, RussiaInfoOct 11, 2008 12:06 pm (Moscow)5.816 km90 km (56 mi) to the E Caucasus region, Russia (Georgia)InfoAug 23, 2007 01:25 am (Moscow)4.610 km50 km (31 mi) to the EUrus-Martanovskiy Rayon, 38 km south of Grozny, Grozny Urban Okrug, Chechenskaya Respublika, RussiaInfoOct 12, 2006 09:16 pm (Universal Time)4.6165 km54 km (33 mi) to the NE 6 km SE of Kalinovskaya, RussiaInfoOct 5, 2004 11:06 am (Moscow)5.05.4 km77 km (48 mi) to the W Northwestern CaucasusInfoJan 30, 2002 07:01 am (Moscow)5.198 km82 km (51 mi) to the NENaurskiy Rayon, 47 km north of Grozny, Grozny Urban Okrug, Chechenskaya Respublika, RussiaInfoJan 23, 2001 09:27 am (Universal Time)4.918 km64 km (40 mi) to the EVedenskiy Rayon, 41 km southeast of Grozny, Grozny Urban Okrug, Chechenskaya Respublika, RussiaInfoMay 5, 1993 02:39 am (Tbilisi)4.818 km61 km (38 mi) to the SMtskheta-Mtianeti, GeorgiaInfoOct 24, 1992 03:19 am (Tbilisi)6.416 km62 km (39 mi) to the S 38 km ESE of St’epants’minda, GeorgiaInfoApr 29, 1991 01:12 pm (Tbilisi)7.017 km145 km (90 mi) to the SW 22 km WNW of Java, GeorgiaInfoAug 3, 1989 10:42 am (Moscow)5.218 km45 km (28 mi) to the NNadterechnyy Rayon, 35 km northwest of Grozny, Grozny Urban Okrug, Chechenskaya Respublika, RussiaInfoApr 6, 1984 11:24 pm (Moscow)4.910 km36 km (22 mi) to the SEAchkhoy-Martanovskiy Rayon, 47 km south of Grozny, Grozny Urban Okrug, Chechenskaya Respublika, RussiaInfoMar 4, 1984 10:24 pm (Moscow)5.333 km36 km (22 mi) to the EUrus-Martanovskiy Rayon, 9.2 km southeast of Urus-Martan, Chechenskaya Respublika, RussiaInfoMar 4, 1984 01:01 pm (Moscow)5.233 km27 km (17 mi) to the EUrus-Martanovskiy Rayon, 9 km southwest of Urus-Martan, Chechenskaya Respublika, RussiaInfoOct 18, 1981 09:22 am (Moscow)5.733 km16 km (10.1 mi) to the NEAchkhoy-Martanovskiy Rayon, 7.5 km north of Achkhoy-Martan, Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechenskaya Respublika, RussiaInfoMay 12, 1981 09:43 pm (Moscow)5.133 km59 km (36 mi) to the SE 54 km south of Grozny, Grozny Urban Okrug, Chechenskaya Respublika, RussiaInfoDec 15, 1977 03:07 pm (Universal Time)4.933 km11 km (6.8 mi) to the N 1 km W of Assinovskaya, RussiaInfoJul 29, 1976 12:17 am (Moscow)6.121 km34 km (21 mi) to the E 1 km WNW of Goyty, RussiaInfoMar 2, 1966 05:37 am (Moscow)5.415 km50 km (31 mi) to the EKurchaloyevskiy rayon, 27 km south of Grozny, Grozny Urban Okrug, Chechenskaya Respublika, RussiaInfoAug 15, 1947 04:11 am (Universal Time)5.715 km46 km (29 mi) to the S 35 km ESE of Dzhayrakh, RussiaInfoOct 24, 1933 04:25 pm (Universal Time)5.515 km71 km (44 mi) to the SE 82 km south of Grozny, Grozny Urban Okrug, Chechenskaya Respublika, RussiaInfoFeb 10, 1929 05:20 pm (Universal Time)5.515 km74 km (46 mi) to the NW 19 km east of Terek, Kabardino-Balkarskaya Respublika, RussiaInfoMar 2, 1922 02:49 pm (Universal Time)5.615 km99 km (61 mi) to the WDigorskiy Rayon, 38 km southeast of Nalchik, Nalchik Urban Okrug, Kabardino-Balkarskaya Respublika, RussiaInfoJun 29, 1921 11:37 am (Universal Time)5.915 km74 km (46 mi) to the W 7 km NE of Alagir, RussiaInfoJan 14, 1915 05:09 am (Universal Time)5.615 km37 km (23 mi) to the SEAchkhoy-Martanovskiy Rayon, 29 km south of Urus-Martan, Chechenskaya Respublika, RussiaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]