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M5.2 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-21 10:36:36 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth: 44.0 km
Source: GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near Off East Coast of Kamchatka on July 21, 2025 at 10:36 UTC. With a focal depth of about 44 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

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth

44.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-21 10:36:36 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

52.33000, 160.04000

Temperature

12.3°C

Depth profile

Shallow

44 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-Kamchatskiy125.4 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Mutnovsky

Distance: 126 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 126 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Avachinsky

Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 132 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
Gorely

Distance: 138 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 142 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 hours40

First 24 hours90

First 72 hours144

Strongest subsequent eventM8.8

M4.62025-07-21 11:02:12 UTC24.2 km146 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.62025-07-21 11:02:12 UTC17.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-07-21 11:02:20 UTC25.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-07-21 11:21:26 UTC15.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-07-21 11:21:27 UTC34.7 km117 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.82025-07-21 11:21:31 UTC7.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-07-21 11:25:54 UTC27.4 km143 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.62025-07-21 11:25:56 UTC37.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-07-21 11:26:02 UTC34.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.52025-07-21 11:27:36 UTC77.1 km146 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.52025-07-21 11:27:37 UTC73.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-07-21 11:27:45 UTC29.7 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#49

Earlier events M≥4201

Earlier events M≥587

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 UTC48.6 km153 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.52025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC48.5 km154 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.42025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC79.7 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake M7.42025-07-20 06:49:03 UTC75.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.42025-07-20 06:49:02 UTC79.8 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake

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