Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 48 km depth30 Jul 14:32 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 11 minutes.30 Jul 14:32: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 4.9.30 Jul 14:32: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.00 to 48.00 km (from 6.2 to 30 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 16 km (9.8 mi) towards NW.30 Jul 14:32: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 4.9.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 30, 2025 14:21:41 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Jul 31, 2025, at 01:21 am (GMT +11)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.9Depth48 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude51.3859°N / 158.8084°ERussiaSeismic antipode51.3859°S / 21.192°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoKsudach (100 km / 62 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 11.6°C (53 F), humidity: 97%, wind: 2 m/s (5 kts) from ENEEstimated seismic energy released1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.9 | about seismic energy12 minutes agoJul 30, 2025 14:21 GMT / Jul 31, 2025 01:21 am (GMT +11)Lat / Lng: 51.3859 / 158.8084: Near East Coast of KamchatkaSource: EMSCOther sources: GFZ: 5.2 / 10 km, RENASS: 5.1 / 74 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22006644',51.38590,158.80840,'12 minutes ago: Mag. 4.9, Near East Coast of Kamchatka',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 Ozernovskiy, a town with 2,600 inhabitants in Russia, in 160 km (100 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry160 km (100 mi)W of epicenterOzernovskiy(pop: 2,620)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia174 km (108 mi)N of epicenterVilyuchinsk(pop: 25,200)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia179 km (111 mi)N of epicenterParatunka(pop: 1,770)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia187 km (116 mi)N of epicenterPetropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy(pop: 181,200)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia203 km (126 mi)N of epicenterYelizovo(pop: 40,700)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia204 km (127 mi)W of epicenterSevero-Kuril'sk(pop: 2,420)II: Very weakSakhalin OblastRussia368 km (229 mi)N of epicenterMil'kovo(pop: 8,250)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia473 km (294 mi)N of epicenterAtlasovo(pop: 5,000)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia505 km (314 mi)N of epicenterEsso(pop: 1,970)I: Not feltKamchatkaRussia523 km (325 mi)N of epicenterKozyrevsk(pop: 1,240)I: Not feltKamchatkaRussia565 km (351 mi)N of epicenterKlyuchi(pop: 10,000)I: Not feltKamchatkaRussia590 km (367 mi)N of epicenterUst’-Kamchatsk Staryy(pop: 4,940)I: Not feltKamchatkaRussia638 km (397 mi)NE of epicenterNikol'skoye(pop: 613)I: Not feltKamchatkaRussiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2025-07-30EpicenterAgency4.948 km30 mi14:21:41.5NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)5.210 km6.2 mi(*)14:21:36.13Near East Coast of Kamchatka16 km (9.9 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)5.1574 km46 mi14:21:43.984near Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy6.3 km (3.9 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS))5.210 km6.2 mi(*)14:21:36Near East Coast of Kamchatka16 km (9.9 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 107 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.6 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.49 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.7 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 29.8 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 82 quakes per year (or 6.8 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 100 quakes per year (or 8.3 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake