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M5.3 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-09-03 03:38:25 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.3

Depth: 50.0 km
Source: EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.3 earthquake was recorded near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA on September 3, 2025 at 03:38 UTC. With a focal depth of about 50 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 EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.3

Depth

50.0 km

UTC time

2025-09-03 03:38:25 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

emsc

Coordinates

51.64000, 159.44000

Temperature

11.6°C

Depth profile

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

Vilyuchinsk160.0 kmNW25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy167.7 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Mutnovsky

Distance: 124 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Khodutka

Distance: 128 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
Ksudach

Distance: 133 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
Visokiy

Distance: 136 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
Asacha

Distance: 136 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia
Olkoviy-Ozernoy Volcanic Field

Distance: 138 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 681 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours6

First 24 hours14

First 72 hours24

Strongest subsequent eventM6.4

M5.22025-09-03 04:02:17 UTC56.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-09-03 04:02:17 UTC54.6 kmEvent of magnitude 5.2, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.92025-09-03 04:02:17 UTC51.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-09-03 04:02:20 UTC54.8 km166 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.32025-09-03 05:27:53 UTC121.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.22025-09-03 08:20:15 UTC60.3 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.22025-09-03 13:32:49 UTC69.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-09-03 17:02:00 UTC121.0 kmNear east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula M4.52025-09-03 17:02:03 UTC103.1 km121 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.02025-09-03 23:56:34 UTC63.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-09-03 23:56:39 UTC60.0 km100 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.92025-09-03 23:56:40 UTC75.0 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#170

Earlier events M≥41184

Earlier events M≥5603

Compared since2025-01-11

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 UTC110.7 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC114.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC110.7 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC73.2 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC73.3 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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