Overall Red Earthquake in Russia on 29 Jul 2025 23:24 UTC

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M 8.8 Earthquake and Tsunami (9.9 m) in Russia on 29 Jul 2025 23:24 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a high humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	8.8M
Depth:	35 Km
Lat/Lon:	52.5116 , 160.3244
Event Date:	29 Jul 2025 23:24 UTC 30 Jul 2025 10:24 Local
Exposed Population:	270 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us6000qw60
Inserted at:	02 Aug 2025 21:36 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	1.1 (Russia)

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS score click here.

	Earthquake (Shakemap)		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	2.3		5.4		5.4
us6000qw60	Scaled population (raster)	2.94	Max wave alert	9.89m
	C1 shakemap	-0.59	Max wave realtime	9.89m
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.94
	Score no CC	raster

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1651234	1.5	29 Jul 2025 23:24	8M, 73.9km	N/A	250 thousand (in 100km)	1.7m (at 01:48)	00:09	PTWC
1651237	1.5	29 Jul 2025 23:24	8M, 74km	7.08	250 thousand (in 100km)	1.4m (at 00:39)	00:11	NTWC
1651240	1.8	29 Jul 2025 23:24	8M, 19.3km	6.97	2 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	2.7m (at 00:54)	00:20	NEIC
1651252	3.5	29 Jul 2025 23:24	8.7M, 18.2km	7.86	260 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	6.1m (at 01:31)	00:59	NEIC
1651280	4.1	29 Jul 2025 23:24	8.8M, 20.7km	8.29	270 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	7.3m (at 01:36)	02:08	NEIC
1652680	5.4	29 Jul 2025 23:24	8.8M, 35km	8.81	270 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	9.9m (at 01:43)	3d 22:11	NEIC

The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.

The episode that has the last updated information.

* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Russian Federation ,of Kamchatskaya oblast'. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	1700 people
	260000 people
	12000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	0.9	1651240	160.396/52.473	8	19.3	7.093	29 Jul 2025 23:53	00:28	(new episode)
2	1.9	1651252	160.261/52.51	8.7	18.2	7.931	30 Jul 2025 00:34	01:09	(new episode)
3	1.9	1651280	160.165/52.53	8.8	20.7	7.906	30 Jul 2025 01:42	02:17	(new episode)
4	1.9	1651280	160.165/52.53	8.8	20.7	7.969	30 Jul 2025 01:54	02:29	(upd of #3)
5	2.1	1651280	160.165/52.53	8.8	20.7	8.396	30 Jul 2025 08:00	08:36	(upd of #4)
6	2.2	1651280	160.165/52.53	8.8	20.7	8.388	30 Jul 2025 21:01	21:36	(upd of #5)
7	2.1	1651280	160.324/52.512	8.8	35	8.373	31 Jul 2025 14:02	1d 14:38	(upd of #6)
8	2.1	1651280	160.324/52.512	8.8	35	8.373	01 Aug 2025 14:02	2d 14:37	(upd of #7)
9	2.3	1652680	160.324/52.512	8.8	35	8.937	06 Aug 2025 05:22	7d 05:57	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kamchatskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	1200 people
Kamchatskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	250000 people
Kamchatskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	5800 people
Sakhalinskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	<1000 people
Kamchatskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	<1000 people
Sakhalinskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	<1000 people
Koryakskiy avtonomnyy okrug	Russian Federation	no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ostrovnaya	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	102 km
Ostrovnoye	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	103 km
Nalacheva	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	106 km
Ust-Kotelnoye	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	113 km
Elizovo	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	159 km
Boza	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	84 km
Vilyuy	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	129 km
Mokhovaya Rybachiy	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	134 km
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Major city	180000 people	135 km
Zhupanovo	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	136 km
Novyy	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	148 km
Nikolayevka	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	152 km
Zaychik	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	153 km
Paratunka	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	153 km
Yelizovo	Kamchatskaya	Russia	City	40000 people	157 km
Karymskaya	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	162 km
Koryaki	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	173 km
Severnyye Koryaki	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	176 km
Zhupanovo	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	181 km
Zhupanovskiy	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	184 km
Nachiki	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	192 km
Sokoch	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	197 km
Apacha	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	226 km
Lenino	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	241 km
Kirpichnyy	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	254 km
Sharomy	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	259 km
Golygino	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	261 km
Nachilevo	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	264 km
Nachilovo	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	270 km
Upper-Kamchalka	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	272 km
Milkovo	Kamchatskaya	Russia	City	8600 people	273 km
Otradnoye	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	274 km
Oktyabrskiy	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	2200 people	281 km
Staryye Koryaki	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	175 km
Dalniy	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	202 km
Malki	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	219 km
Ganaly	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	230 km
Perevesnaya	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	244 km
Pushchino	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	246 km
Bolsheretsk	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	274 km
Zuykovo	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	276 km
Koshegochek	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	278 km
Kirganik	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	280 km
Ust-bolsheretsk	Kamchatskaya	Russia	City	2100 people	280 km
Shakhty	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	284 km
Grotava	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	289 km
Mitoginskiy	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	299 km
Dolinovka	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	307 km
Kikhchik	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	310 km
Shchapino	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	324 km
Severnyy	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	326 km
Saushkino	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	332 km
Tolbachik	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	341 km
Savushkino	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	345 km
Srednekamchatsk	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	354 km
Kunzhik	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	398 km
Oblukovino	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	440 km
Matsu-kawa Fishery	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	394 km
Talkino	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	398 km
Okeanskoye	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	407 km
Kakumabetsu	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	410 km
Vasilyevo	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	441 km
Nikolskoye	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	<1000 people	476 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Ozero Khalaktyrka		38				0	128 km
Petropavlovsk-Kamchats	PKC	84	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11100	152 km
Zhupanovskiy		61				0	181 km
Nachiki		300				0	192 km
Lenino		79				0	243 km
Dashte Naz		149				0	252 km
Karymay		66				0	256 km
Milkovo		125				0	274 km
Milkovo Old		125				0	274 km
		23				0	278 km
Pymtinskiy		15				0	324 km

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky		Russia	133 km
	Novaya Tarya		Russia	135 km

More information

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