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M5.2 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-08-05 21:45:43 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: EMSC

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 August 5, 2025 at 21:45 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-05 21:45:43 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

emsc

Coordinates

52.52430, 160.69880

Temperature

13.4°C

Depth profile

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-Kamchatskiy151.6 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Avachinsky

Distance: 149 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Zhupanovsky

Distance: 157 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 160 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 164 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 169 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
Mutnovsky

Distance: 170 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours3

First 24 hours28

First 72 hours61

Strongest subsequent eventM6.5

M4.82025-08-05 22:18:16 UTC58.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-08-06 00:23:38 UTC109.1 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-08-06 01:47:39 UTC121.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-08-06 05:17:49 UTC141.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-08-06 05:17:51 UTC141.6 km166 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.02025-08-06 05:17:55 UTC145.0 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-08-06 06:35:20 UTC101.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-08-06 06:36:18 UTC120.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-08-06 06:36:19 UTC116.4 km176 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.32025-08-06 06:36:20 UTC120.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.82025-08-06 10:35:07 UTC138.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.82025-08-06 10:35:08 UTC131.8 km166 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

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#198

Earlier events M≥4777

Earlier events M≥5428

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 UTC36.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC43.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC36.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC59.6 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC60.1 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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