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M5.1 Earthquake near 152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

UTC time: 2025-07-21 10:25:10 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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M5.1 Earthquake near 152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 2025-07-21 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near 152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 2025-07-21 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near 152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on July 21, 2025 at 10:25 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 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 USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
2f032750433761957a30fb30971621b40099d8df
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-21 10:25:10 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
52.53170, 160.71230
Temperature
12.8°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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy152.1 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: 165 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: 171 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 hours47
First 24 hours94
First 72 hours151
Strongest subsequent eventM8.8
M5.42025-07-21 10:25:14 UTC45.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-07-21 10:35:08 UTC56.5 km167 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.92025-07-21 10:35:13 UTC50.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-07-21 10:35:15 UTC43.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-07-21 10:36:31 UTC19.4 km149 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.12025-07-21 10:36:31 UTC29.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-07-21 10:36:36 UTC50.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-07-21 11:02:12 UTC33.6 km146 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.62025-07-21 11:02:12 UTC33.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-07-21 11:02:20 UTC64.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-07-21 11:21:26 UTC35.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-07-21 11:21:27 UTC35.1 km117 km ESE 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#61
Earlier events M≥4194
Earlier events M≥582
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 UTC3.6 km153 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.52025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC5.1 km154 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.42025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC41.0 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake M7.42025-07-20 06:49:03 UTC41.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.42025-07-20 06:49:02 UTC41.0 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake

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