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M5.2 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-09-04 22:38:42 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
60.0 km
Source
EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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M5.2 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-09-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-09-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On September 4, 2025 at 22:38 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. With a focal depth of about 60 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

ID
4f6d501404053587cd33a07d030ebb40436b243f
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
60.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-04 22:38:42 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
52.20000, 160.48000
Temperature
12.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 60 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 60 km
Shallow
60 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

Felt reports

2felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Sep 4, 2025, 10:57 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy157.7 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 158 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 159 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 161 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 166 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 171 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 172 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours23
Strongest subsequent eventM7.8
M4.52025-09-05 11:01:22 UTC32.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-09-06 12:39:38 UTC72.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-09-06 16:08:29 UTC93.7 km167 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.32025-09-06 16:08:29 UTC87.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-09-06 16:08:34 UTC61.0 km M4.62025-09-06 16:21:18 UTC93.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-09-06 21:09:14 UTC21.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-09-06 21:09:21 UTC86.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-09-06 21:09:22 UTC39.4 km122 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.92025-09-06 21:13:58 UTC40.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-09-06 21:14:03 UTC38.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-09-07 08:31:26 UTC7.1 km154 km SE 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#278
Earlier events M≥41226
Earlier events M≥5620
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 UTC42.5 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC51.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC42.5 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC32.7 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC34.2 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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