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M5.0 Depth: 29.8 km

M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-09-30 13:53:30 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On September 30, 2025 at 13:53 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 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. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
29.8 km
UTC time
2025-09-30 13:53:30 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
52.58310, 160.48900
Temperature
10.8°C

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Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 29.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 29.8 km
Shallow
29.8 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-Kamchatskiy136.0 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 134 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Zhupanovsky
    Distance: 143 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 145 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 150 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 154 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 156 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 hours5
First 24 hours10
First 72 hours23
Strongest subsequent eventM6.2
M5.12025-09-30 13:53:36 UTC39.2 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.12025-09-30 16:43:07 UTC112.5 km M5.32025-09-30 16:43:09 UTC119.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-09-30 16:43:10 UTC118.0 km145 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.32025-09-30 16:43:11 UTC141.1 kmEvent of magnitude 5.3, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.52025-09-30 21:09:22 UTC108.8 km M4.42025-09-30 21:09:27 UTC143.0 km148 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.42025-10-01 09:00:24 UTC33.8 km M4.42025-10-01 09:00:25 UTC38.5 km114 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.02025-10-01 12:40:31 UTC53.4 km M4.52025-10-02 01:37:19 UTC123.8 km189 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.72025-10-02 09:35:00 UTC60.5 km181 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#670
Earlier events M≥41617
Earlier events M≥5843
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 UTC22.7 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC28.2 km M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC54.0 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC54.1 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.82025-09-18 18:58:18 UTC72.2 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka

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