Earthquakes in Russia — July 2025

453 earthquakes were recorded in Russia during July 2025, an average of 14.6 per day.

453 reached magnitude 4 or above and 184 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 17 km.

The month's largest event in Russia was a magnitude 8.7 earthquake near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on 29 July 2025 at 23:24 UTC. A magnitude 8.7 earthquake radiates roughly 169.2 million tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the Russia monthly average of 90 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and up from the 20 recorded the previous month.

98% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 2% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

By band, the catalogue holds 269 in the magnitude 4 range, 169 in the magnitude 5 range, 11 in the magnitude 6 range, 2 in the magnitude 7 range, 2 in the magnitude 8 range.

Activity peaked on 30 July, when 170 events were recorded.

5 event(s) this month carry a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information; the flag does not indicate whether a tsunami occurred.

The month's largest events were M8.7 near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on 29 July at 18 km; M8.0 near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on 29 July at 74 km; M7.4 near 2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia on 20 July at 20 km.

That is 403% above the 90 events Russia averages per month across the 21 months on record.

This month also holds the strongest earthquake recorded in Russia in our entire catalogue.