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M5.1 Depth: 30.0 km

M5.1 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-30 06:36:31 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On July 30, 2025 at 06:36 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. With a focal depth of about 30 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

Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
30.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-30 06:36:31 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
52.20000, 159.99000
Temperature
13.1°C

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Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 30 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 30 km
Shallow
30 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-Kamchatskiy133.0 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 125 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 129 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 136 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 138 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 141 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 142 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours66
First 24 hours177
First 72 hours241
Strongest subsequent eventM6.5
M5.02025-07-30 06:50:13 UTC119.4 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-07-30 06:50:14 UTC114.0 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-07-30 06:57:35 UTC28.7 km147 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.02025-07-30 06:57:35 UTC19.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-07-30 06:57:38 UTC14.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-07-30 07:15:28 UTC121.2 km161 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.02025-07-30 07:15:28 UTC123.4 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-07-30 07:15:29 UTC122.4 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-07-30 07:45:05 UTC54.6 km159 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.12025-07-30 07:45:15 UTC43.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-07-30 07:45:17 UTC61.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-07-30 07:49:02 UTC41.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#174
Earlier events M≥4488
Earlier events M≥5260
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 UTC38.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC43.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC38.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC0.7 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC1.3 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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