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M5.3 Earthquake near Near East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-30 11:38:10 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.3

Depth: 27.0 km
Source: GFZ

Near East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On July 30, 2025 at 11:38 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near Near East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 27 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

538e36cde300f9fcf1f427c5ce942019f0634abc

Magnitude

M5.3

Depth

27.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-30 11:38:10 UTC

Local time

—

Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

51.11000, 158.19000

Temperature

12.8°C

Depth profile

Shallow

27 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

Vilyuchinsk203.1 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy219.3 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Zheltovsky

Distance: 79 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
Iliinsky

Distance: 81 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 83 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Ksudach

Distance: 90 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 92 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
Kambalny

Distance: 94 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours66

First 24 hours140

First 72 hours182

Strongest subsequent eventM7.0

M4.72025-07-30 11:59:43 UTC33.8 km159 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M4.72025-07-30 11:59:44 UTC25.4 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-07-30 11:59:48 UTC29.6 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-30 12:01:54 UTC62.8 km187 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.22025-07-30 12:01:55 UTC57.3 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-07-30 12:02:00 UTC50.4 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.42025-07-30 12:14:58 UTC80.5 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.02025-07-30 12:21:12 UTC101.4 km182 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.02025-07-30 12:21:12 UTC98.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-07-30 12:26:21 UTC63.3 km176 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.12025-07-30 12:26:22 UTC69.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-07-30 12:26:26 UTC73.1 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#42

Earlier events M≥4130

Earlier events M≥5102

Compared since2025-01-11

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M7.02025-07-29 23:48:27 UTC129.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.02025-07-29 23:48:21 UTC134.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.32025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC48.8 kmKuril Islands M6.32025-07-30 05:05:11 UTC48.7 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.32025-07-30 00:16:03 UTC145.3 km131 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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