Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
On July 30, 2025, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Kamchatka—one of the strongest seismic events in modern history. It was the most powerful earthquake to hit Kamchatka since 1952. The epicenter was located approximately 150 to 160 kilometers (about 95 to 100 miles) east of the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, at a depth ranging from 17 to 32 kilometers, according to various reports.
The earthquake generated tsunami waves that reached Japan, Hawaii, and the western coast of the United States. In Russia, localized flooding occurred, and evacuations were carried out in Severo-Kurilsk and the coastal areas of Kamchatka.
On July 30, 2025, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Kamchatka—one of the strongest seismic events in modern history. It was the most powerful earthquake to hit Kamchatka since 1952. The epicenter was located approximately 150 to 160 kilometers (about 95 to 100 miles) east of the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, at a depth ranging from 17 to 32 kilometers, according to various reports.
The earthquake generated tsunami waves that reached Japan, Hawaii, and the western coast of the United States. In Russia, localized flooding occurred, and evacuations were carried out in Severo-Kurilsk and the coastal areas of Kamchatka.
