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M5.3 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-07-30 05:17:51 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.3

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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About this earthquake

On July 30, 2025 at 05:17 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 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 data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.3

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-30 05:17:51 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

emsc

Coordinates

52.48340, 160.17580

Temperature

13.2°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-Kamchatskiy122.5 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Avachinsky

Distance: 124 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 130 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Mutnovsky

Distance: 134 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 135 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 135 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
Zhupanovsky

Distance: 141 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours56

First 24 hours160

First 72 hours235

Strongest subsequent eventM6.5

M5.32025-07-30 05:30:22 UTC127.2 km194 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.32025-07-30 05:30:23 UTC116.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-07-30 05:30:29 UTC110.5 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-07-30 05:51:44 UTC95.3 km155 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.02025-07-30 05:51:45 UTC95.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-07-30 05:51:51 UTC102.8 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-07-30 06:21:29 UTC125.1 km184 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M6.02025-07-30 06:21:30 UTC101.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-07-30 06:21:33 UTC101.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-30 06:26:11 UTC104.2 km172 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.22025-07-30 06:26:11 UTC104.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-07-30 06:26:23 UTC143.5 kmNear 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#102

Earlier events M≥4461

Earlier events M≥5234

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 UTC5.2 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC13.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC5.2 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC33.7 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC33.3 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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