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M5.2 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-21 17:13:47 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth: 35.0 km
Source: GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On July 21, 2025 at 17:13 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 35 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. 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

M5.2

Depth

35.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-21 17:13:47 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

52.43000, 160.05000

Temperature

13.1°C

Depth profile

Shallow

35 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-Kamchatskiy118.9 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Avachinsky

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

Distance: 123 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Mutnovsky

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

Distance: 129 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
Koryaksky

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

Distance: 137 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours8

First 24 hours58

First 72 hours99

Strongest subsequent eventM8.8

M4.12025-07-21 17:56:21 UTC40.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.12025-07-21 18:03:32 UTC52.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-07-21 18:21:57 UTC15.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-07-21 18:22:05 UTC10.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.52025-07-21 18:58:56 UTC17.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-07-21 18:59:00 UTC19.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.12025-07-21 20:29:10 UTC74.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-07-21 22:06:29 UTC66.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M6.32025-07-22 01:58:58 UTC39.2 km142 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M6.52025-07-22 01:58:59 UTC40.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.32025-07-22 01:59:30 UTC39.2 km154 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M6.42025-07-22 01:59:32 UTC35.7 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#54

Earlier events M≥4249

Earlier events M≥5106

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 UTC44.7 km153 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.52025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC44.9 km154 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.42025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC70.8 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake M7.42025-07-20 06:49:03 UTC65.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.42025-07-20 06:49:02 UTC70.8 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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