M5.0 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-22 11:47:22 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 46.0 km
Source: GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On July 22, 2025 at 11:47 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 46 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

46.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-22 11:47:22 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

52.26000, 159.98000

Temperature

12.1°C

Depth profile

Shallow

46 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-Kamchatskiy127.7 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Mutnovsky

Distance: 123 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 125 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 132 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
Avachinsky

Distance: 135 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Gorely

Distance: 136 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
Visokiy

Distance: 140 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 hours9

First 24 hours21

First 72 hours71

Strongest subsequent eventM8.8

M4.72025-07-22 11:51:03 UTC19.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-07-22 11:51:05 UTC27.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-07-22 12:21:02 UTC65.2 km159 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.22025-07-22 12:21:03 UTC47.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-07-22 12:21:03 UTC52.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-07-22 13:43:24 UTC58.2 km146 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.12025-07-22 13:43:25 UTC58.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-07-22 13:43:28 UTC55.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-07-22 16:57:35 UTC69.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-07-22 21:34:34 UTC55.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-07-22 21:34:35 UTC54.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.42025-07-22 22:04:17 UTC66.7 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#101

Earlier events M≥4299

Earlier events M≥5130

Compared since2025-01-16

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.52025-07-20 06:49:06 UTC55.7 km153 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.52025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC55.4 km154 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.42025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC88.4 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake M7.42025-07-20 06:49:03 UTC83.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.42025-07-20 06:49:02 UTC88.4 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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