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M5.2 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-11-25 04:47:27 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On November 25, 2025 at 04:47 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. With a focal depth of about 10 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 event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

3d93904b9d80a9f0d497efc8ca164a2a0780ca50

Magnitude

M5.2

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-11-25 04:47:27 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

52.39000, 159.57000

Temperature

2.5°C

Depth profile

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-Kamchatskiy98.2 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Mutnovsky

Distance: 93 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 94 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 101 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
Gorely

Distance: 106 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
Avachinsky

Distance: 108 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Visokiy

Distance: 111 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 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 hours5

First 72 hours7

Strongest subsequent eventM6.3

M5.02025-11-25 04:47:30 UTC27.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-11-25 04:47:39 UTC28.9 kmKamcatskij kraj M5.12025-11-25 04:53:17 UTC34.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-11-25 04:53:18 UTC28.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-11-25 04:53:21 UTC24.8 km114 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.62025-11-26 18:16:48 UTC46.2 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.42025-11-26 18:17:00 UTC73.4 km36 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.52025-11-28 17:57:08 UTC77.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-11-29 23:28:12 UTC101.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.22025-11-30 05:19:56 UTC32.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.42025-11-30 07:51:57 UTC120.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.42025-12-01 09:03:15 UTC76.3 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#582

Earlier events M≥42300

Earlier events M≥51241

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 UTC43.2 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC40.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC43.2 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC36.1 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC34.3 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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