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M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-07-22 12:21:03 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
11.5 km
Source
EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-07-22 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-07-22 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA on July 22, 2025 at 12:21 UTC. With a focal depth of about 12 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

ID
36ccfcf48d1fa1d5fea3d7551843427ad127eec3
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
11.5 km
UTC time
2025-07-22 12:21:03 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
52.50720, 160.63370
Temperature
13.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.5 km
Shallow
11.5 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-Kamchatskiy148.4 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 147 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Zhupanovsky
    Distance: 156 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 157 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 160 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 165 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 165 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 hours4
First 24 hours18
First 72 hours66
Strongest subsequent eventM8.8
M5.12025-07-22 13:43:24 UTC9.2 km146 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.12025-07-22 13:43:25 UTC6.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-07-22 13:43:28 UTC3.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-07-22 16:57:35 UTC25.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-07-22 21:34:34 UTC8.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-07-22 21:34:35 UTC10.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.42025-07-22 22:04:17 UTC14.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-07-22 22:22:54 UTC24.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.72025-07-22 23:58:25 UTC7.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.52025-07-22 23:58:25 UTC27.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.82025-07-22 23:58:26 UTC27.1 km152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.32025-07-23 04:18:31 UTC27.9 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#101
Earlier events M≥4303
Earlier events M≥5132
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 UTC4.6 km153 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.52025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC5.5 km154 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.42025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC44.4 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake M7.42025-07-20 06:49:03 UTC43.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.42025-07-20 06:49:02 UTC44.4 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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