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M5.0 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-20 18:00:30 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 37.0 km
Source: GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On July 20, 2025 at 18:00 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. With a focal depth of about 37 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

37.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-20 18:00:30 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

52.49000, 160.16000

Temperature

12.4°C

Depth profile

Shallow

37 km

Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy121.2 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Avachinsky

Distance: 123 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 129 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Mutnovsky

Distance: 133 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 134 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 134 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
Zhupanovsky

Distance: 140 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours20

First 24 hours99

First 72 hours177

Strongest subsequent eventM8.8

M4.62025-07-20 18:20:33 UTC84.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-07-20 18:20:34 UTC79.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.32025-07-20 18:24:13 UTC56.5 km152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.72025-07-20 18:24:16 UTC42.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.32025-07-20 18:24:16 UTC42.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.32025-07-20 18:31:47 UTC53.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.32025-07-20 18:45:35 UTC54.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.22025-07-20 18:55:21 UTC81.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-07-20 19:51:08 UTC53.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-07-20 19:51:15 UTC58.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-07-20 20:31:23 UTC28.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.72025-07-20 20:31:25 UTC11.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#65

Earlier events M≥4152

Earlier events M≥568

Compared since2025-01-16

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M7.52025-07-20 06:49:06 UTC36.6 km153 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.52025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC37.0 km154 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.42025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC60.8 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake M7.42025-07-20 06:49:03 UTC55.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.42025-07-20 06:49:02 UTC60.8 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake

Stats (last 24h)

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