Back to map
M5.8 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.8 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-08-24 03:10:37 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On August 24, 2025 at 03:10 UTC, a magnitude M5.8 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. With a focal depth of about 10 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 data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-24 03:10:37 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
52.30000, 160.13000
Temperature
13.3°C

Map

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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-Kamchatskiy132.2 kmNW181'216

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 132 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 133 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 137 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 139 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 145 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 148 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours3
First 24 hours17
First 72 hours24
Strongest subsequent eventM7.8
M5.72025-08-24 03:10:39 UTC18.2 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia] M5.12025-08-24 05:34:25 UTC13.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-08-24 05:34:26 UTC22.5 km152 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.02025-08-24 10:21:51 UTC95.7 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.12025-08-24 10:21:53 UTC94.9 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-08-24 10:21:53 UTC94.9 kmNear east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula M4.92025-08-24 10:21:54 UTC92.1 km169 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.22025-08-24 11:04:27 UTC60.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-08-24 11:04:29 UTC56.1 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.92025-08-24 11:04:30 UTC53.0 km164 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.52025-08-24 15:28:45 UTC111.3 km M4.62025-08-24 20:17:54 UTC50.2 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#48
Earlier events M≥41091
Earlier events M≥5542
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 UTC25.7 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC32.6 km M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC14.2 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC14.4 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.82025-07-29 23:24:50 UTC31.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
610
Country (24h)
—
—
Current earthquakes in
Magnitude Place Local time
No recent events available.

Share