Retrograde in History · 2025
2025 Kamchatka earthquake
On July 29, 2025, Mercury was mid-loop — retrograde in Leo, tracing backward through 10°51′ of the sign.
WhenJuly 29, 2025♌︎Leo 10°51′Rx windowJul 18 – Aug 11, 2025
The record
On 30 July 2025, a magnitude 8.8 megathrust earthquake struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula, tying for the sixth-strongest ever recorded by seismometers while causing minimal damage despite triggering a Pacific-wide tsunami.
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Coincidence, not causation: the date is real and ephemeris-based, but a retrograde window is observed, never blamed. For entertainment, not navigation.