An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 occurred in the morning on Wednesday, July 30th, 2025, at 11:09 am local time near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 6.5 as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (pop. 181,200) located 125 km from the epicenter, Vilyuchinsk (pop. 25,200) 126 km away, Paratunka (pop. 1,800) 136 km away, and Yelizovo (pop. 40,700) 146 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.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 30, 2025 11:09 am (GMT +11) local time (30 Jul 2025 00:09 GMT)Magnitude: 6.5Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 52.22°N / 159.85°E (Kamchatka, Russia)Primary data source: GFZ