M 7.4 in Russia on 20 Jul 2025 06:49 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1491005
Earthquake Magnitude: 7.4M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 52.9086 , 160.7868
Event Date: 20 Jul 2025 06:49 UTC
20 Jul 2025 17:49 Local
Exposed Population: 2 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 20 Jul 2025 13:37 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0.9 0.4 0.9
us7000qdyl Scaled population (raster) 3.05 Max wave alert 0.49m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0.49m  
  C2 shakemap 0.53      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0.94      
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Russia - Earthquakes (ECHO 26 Jul 2025)Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:24

  • An earthquake of 7.4 M at a depth of 10 km occurred on 20 July at 6.49 UTC (17.49 local time) over the northern Pacific Ocean, eastern Russia. The epicentre was located about 50 km east of the Kamchatka Peninsula and 160 km east of Yelizovo town. The area was hit by a foreshock of 6.6 M at a depth of 23 km at 6.28 UTC (17.28 local time).
  • USGS estimated that up to 258,000 people were exposed to moderate shaking.
  • According to media, a tsunami warning was initially issued and then downgraded for residents in Kamchatka.
Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (92), (5), NEIC (6), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (2), USGS (5), INFORM (4), NOAA (1),