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M5.0 Depth: 50.0 km

M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-08-10 09:29:19 UTC Local time: —
M5.0 earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA on Aug 10, 2025 — map of epicenter and shaking intensity | QuakeMap24
M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-08-10 09:29:19 UTC

About this earthquake

On August 10, 2025 at 09:29 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. With a focal depth of about 50 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
50.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-10 09:29:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
52.34000, 159.94000
Temperature
15.2°C

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Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 50 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 50 km
Shallow
50 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-Kamchatskiy119.6 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 119 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 119 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 126 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 126 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 131 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 137 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours11
First 24 hours19
First 72 hours63
Strongest subsequent eventM6.2
M4.72025-08-10 09:58:05 UTC41.2 km161 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.12025-08-10 09:58:06 UTC36.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-08-10 09:58:10 UTC32.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-08-10 10:47:37 UTC71.2 km167 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.12025-08-10 10:47:38 UTC67.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-08-10 10:47:42 UTC61.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-08-10 12:44:01 UTC117.3 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.32025-08-10 12:44:05 UTC119.3 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-08-10 13:42:05 UTC93.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.42025-08-10 13:42:06 UTC83.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.42025-08-10 13:42:08 UTC90.5 km210 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.42025-08-10 18:03:00 UTC46.1 km157 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#404
Earlier events M≥4953
Earlier events M≥5518
Compared since2025-01-16

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

Strongest earlier events

M8.82025-07-29 23:24:50 UTC26.0 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC29.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC26.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC16.1 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC14.8 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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