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M5.3 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-08-03 21:22:00 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
1.8 km
Source
EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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M5.3 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-08-03 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-08-03 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On August 3, 2025 at 21:22 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. With a focal depth of about 2 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 EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
2a339261ed3b67bc3129a3406c5ac96f13ff6984
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
1.8 km
UTC time
2025-08-03 21:22:00 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
52.39110, 160.45030
Temperature
13.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 1.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 1.8 km
Shallow
1.8 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-Kamchatskiy143.7 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 145 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 151 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 153 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 156 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 156 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Zhupanovsky
    Distance: 159 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 hours5
First 24 hours30
First 72 hours80
Strongest subsequent eventM6.5
M4.82025-08-03 21:43:58 UTC6.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-08-03 21:44:03 UTC29.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-08-04 00:44:25 UTC149.9 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-08-04 02:51:01 UTC115.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-08-04 02:51:02 UTC99.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-08-04 03:36:11 UTC53.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-08-04 03:36:12 UTC54.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-08-04 06:04:41 UTC13.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-08-04 06:04:42 UTC7.0 km145 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.02025-08-04 06:04:46 UTC27.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-08-04 08:02:52 UTC15.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-08-04 08:02:55 UTC15.5 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#151
Earlier events M≥4749
Earlier events M≥5414
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 UTC24.8 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC33.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC24.7 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC37.3 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC37.9 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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