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M5.1 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-07-31 14:29:21 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.1

Depth: 7.8 km
Source: EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA on July 31, 2025 at 14:29 UTC. With a focal depth of about 8 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 event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

59f7f42d6e43498b337de0f18676f24bba5b64aa

Magnitude

M5.1

Depth

7.8 km

UTC time

2025-07-31 14:29:21 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

emsc

Coordinates

51.63930, 159.58320

Temperature

12.4°C

Depth profile

Shallow

7.8 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

Vilyuchinsk164.5 kmNW25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy171.2 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Mutnovsky

Distance: 131 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Khodutka

Distance: 137 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
Ksudach

Distance: 143 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
Visokiy

Distance: 143 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
Asacha

Distance: 144 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia
Gorely

Distance: 147 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours27

First 24 hours35

First 72 hours75

Strongest subsequent eventM6.5

M5.52025-07-31 14:29:23 UTC12.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-07-31 14:29:25 UTC8.8 km173 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.52025-07-31 14:34:52 UTC19.1 km173 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.52025-07-31 14:34:52 UTC10.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M6.02025-07-31 14:34:52 UTC19.1 km173 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.62025-07-31 14:34:57 UTC8.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-07-31 15:30:43 UTC97.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.52025-07-31 15:30:43 UTC97.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-07-31 15:32:56 UTC110.0 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.62025-07-31 16:09:43 UTC31.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-07-31 16:40:58 UTC26.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-07-31 16:41:00 UTC13.2 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#208

Earlier events M≥4591

Earlier events M≥5342

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 UTC106.7 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC111.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC106.7 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC68.6 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC68.9 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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