An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 occurred only 11 minutes ago 141 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia, Geoscience Australia (GeoAu) reported.The quake hit at a shallow depth of 16.49 km beneath the epicenter near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia, in the afternoon on Sunday, July 20th, 2025, at 5:49 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 6.7 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 7.4, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 6.7.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage. Moderate shaking probably occurred in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (pop. 181,200) located 141 km from the epicenter, Vilyuchinsk (pop. 25,200) 153 km away, Yelizovo (pop. 40,700) 160 km away, and Paratunka (pop. 1,800) 163 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 20, 2025 05:49 pm (GMT +11) local time (20 Jul 2025 06:49 GMT)Magnitude: 7.3Depth: 16.49 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 52.74°N / 160.66°E (Kamchatka, Russia)Primary data source: GeoAu