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M5.2 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-08-11 12:05:16 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth: 60.0 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 11, 2025 at 12:05 UTC. With a focal depth of about 60 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 event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

2abe4a08add3181b0dad8008d59a7e8ffea9fe39

Magnitude

M5.2

Depth

60.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-11 12:05:16 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

emsc

Coordinates

51.73000, 160.20000

Temperature

13.5°C

Depth profile

Shallow

60 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

Vilyuchinsk180.9 kmNW25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy182.7 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Mutnovsky

Distance: 159 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 170 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Visokiy

Distance: 174 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
Gorely

Distance: 174 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
Khodutka

Distance: 175 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
Asacha

Distance: 177 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours5

First 24 hours24

First 72 hours52

Strongest subsequent eventM6.2

M4.72025-08-11 12:10:32 UTC29.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-08-11 12:10:34 UTC21.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-08-11 12:34:59 UTC22.8 km179 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.82025-08-11 12:35:05 UTC45.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-08-11 12:35:05 UTC44.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-08-11 19:52:25 UTC29.9 km195 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.92025-08-11 19:52:34 UTC74.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-08-11 19:52:34 UTC74.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-08-11 21:02:38 UTC65.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-08-11 21:02:40 UTC42.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-08-11 21:02:42 UTC33.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-08-11 23:45:41 UTC75.1 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#230

Earlier events M≥4960

Earlier events M≥5521

Compared since2025-01-18

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 UTC89.0 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC96.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC89.0 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC54.0 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC55.4 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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