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M5.3 Depth: 33.0 km

M5.3 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-08-01 12:39:41 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.3 earthquake was recorded near Earthquake location (51.917, 158.766) on August 1, 2025 at 12:39 UTC. With a focal depth of about 33 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 data is provided by NNSN and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
33.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-01 12:39:41 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
nnsn
Coordinates
51.91700, 158.76600

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Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 33 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 33 km
Shallow
33 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
Vilyuchinsk115.5 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy127.9 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 71 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Khodutka
    Distance: 74 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 80 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 81 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Olkoviy-Ozernoy Volcanic Field
    Distance: 85 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 681 m ·Russia
  • Ksudach
    Distance: 86 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours90
Strongest subsequent eventM6.5
M5.42025-08-01 13:44:20 UTC30.8 km100 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.22025-08-01 22:03:07 UTC40.2 km M5.52025-08-02 11:06:13 UTC126.7 km M6.12025-08-02 14:14:04 UTC63.8 km166 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.22025-08-02 14:18:50 UTC89.4 km M4.72025-08-02 17:10:27 UTC39.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-08-02 17:10:28 UTC35.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-08-02 17:51:59 UTC32.2 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-08-02 17:52:02 UTC57.2 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-08-02 22:28:49 UTC71.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-08-02 22:28:51 UTC31.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-08-02 23:24:27 UTC77.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#105
Earlier events M≥4564
Earlier events M≥5338
Compared since2025-01-18

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 UTC117.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC116.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC117.2 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC90.0 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC89.1 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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