A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit Papua, New Guinea at 08:24 UTC on August 12, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). BMKG is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 38 km (23 miles), EMSC M6.3 at a depth of 20 km (12.4 miles).
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Balikesir province in western Turkey at 16:53 UTC (19:53 local time) on August 10, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 8 km (5 miles).
Preliminary data from KBGSRAS shows that the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula shifted southeastward by nearly 2 m (6.6 feet) after M8.8 earthquake on July 29. This is comparable in scale to displacement observed during the 2011 M9.1 Tōhoku earthquake in Japan.
The M8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula sent tsunami waves of up to 1.2 m (4 feet) to Crescent City Harbor, California, on July 30, 2025, coinciding with high tide. The tsunami waves caused damages worth nearly USD 1 million. The city also set a new record for the highest tsunami waves on record for the continental United States.
The Krasheninnikov volcano erupted for the first time in 600 year on August 3, 2025, sending an ash plume 6 km (19 700 feet) into the sky. Scientists suggest that the eruption might have been linked to the M8.8 earthquake that struck the Kamchatka peninsula on July 30.
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.8 struck east of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, at 05:37 UTC on August 3, 2025. The agency reports a depth of 35 km (22 miles), while the EMSC lists the same magnitude at a depth of 25 km (16 miles). This event is part of the ongoing aftershock sequence following the tsunami-generating M8.8 earthquake that occurred at 23:24 UTC on July 29.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 hit the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge at 04:57 UTC on August 3, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
A tsunami generated by the M8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, 2025, produced waves of up to 1.7 m (5.7 ft) across parts of Hawaii, prompting evacuations, port closures, and widespread coastal alerts. No significant damage or casualties have been reported.
A powerful earthquake registered by the USGS as M8.8 hit near the coast of Kamchatka, Russia, at 23:24 UTC on July 29, 2025 (11:24 local time on July 30). The earthquake occurred at a depth of approximately 21 km (13 miles) and generated a Pacific-wide tsunami, prompting warnings, advisories, and evacuations across multiple countries and territories.
A deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit south of the Fiji Islands at 17:53 UTC on July 29, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 553 km (331 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
