A magnitude 5.6 earthquake near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia, was reported only 23 minutes ago by The Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences (KB-GS-RAS), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 41.48 km beneath the epicenter around noon on Wednesday, July 30th, 2025, at 1:04 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.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 Vilyuchinsk (pop. 25,200) located 70 km from the epicenter, and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (pop. 181,200) 71 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Paratunka (pop. 1,800) located 80 km from the epicenter, and Yelizovo (pop. 40,700) 92 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 30, 2025 01:04 pm (Kamchatka time) local time (30 Jul 2025 01:04 GMT)Magnitude: 5.6Depth: 41.48 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 52.54°N / 159.22°E (Kamchatka, Russia)Primary data source: KB-GS-RAS