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M5.3 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-07-20 15:32:27 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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M5.3 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-07-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-07-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.3 earthquake was recorded near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA on July 20, 2025 at 15:32 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 event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
244bb9524923c378a9193776fe6f868206de7e0a
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-20 15:32:27 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
52.51480, 160.19590
Temperature
12.4°C

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

Felt reports

4felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Jul 20, 2025, 4:07 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy121.9 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 123 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 134 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 136 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 136 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Zhupanovsky
    Distance: 138 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours42
First 24 hours110
First 72 hours202
Strongest subsequent eventM8.8
M5.52025-07-20 15:32:30 UTC4.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-07-20 15:43:15 UTC32.8 km154 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.12025-07-20 15:43:16 UTC24.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-07-20 15:43:17 UTC12.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-20 15:44:32 UTC47.1 km168 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.32025-07-20 15:44:39 UTC16.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-07-20 15:44:40 UTC14.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-20 16:13:58 UTC24.5 km146 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.32025-07-20 16:14:00 UTC19.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-20 16:14:05 UTC4.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-07-20 16:24:10 UTC52.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-07-20 16:24:13 UTC46.1 km133 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 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#33
Earlier events M≥4126
Earlier events M≥550
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 UTC34.2 km153 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.52025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC34.7 km154 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.42025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC57.1 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake M7.42025-07-20 06:49:03 UTC52.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.42025-07-20 06:49:02 UTC57.2 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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