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M5.1 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-31 03:01:51 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.1

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

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 03:01 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 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

60797a486b95acc346d1ca5bad08e9fe55fc7458

Magnitude

M5.1

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-31 03:01:51 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

52.84000, 160.29000

Temperature

12.3°C

Depth profile

Shallow

10 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-Kamchatskiy114.1 kmW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Avachinsky

Distance: 108 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Zhupanovsky

Distance: 113 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 118 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
Dzenzursky

Distance: 127 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'285 m ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 136 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 138 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours17

First 24 hours58

First 72 hours84

Strongest subsequent eventM6.5

M4.62025-07-31 04:53:52 UTC82.1 km176 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.92025-07-31 04:53:52 UTC82.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-07-31 04:53:52 UTC79.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-07-31 05:39:58 UTC48.1 km155 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.02025-07-31 05:39:58 UTC43.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-07-31 05:40:02 UTC34.3 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-07-31 06:00:17 UTC51.3 km163 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.02025-07-31 06:00:18 UTC45.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-07-31 06:00:22 UTC37.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-31 06:36:14 UTC78.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-07-31 06:36:15 UTC71.0 km78 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.82025-07-31 06:36:16 UTC80.3 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#194

Earlier events M≥4584

Earlier events M≥5306

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 UTC35.5 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC31.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC35.5 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC73.8 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC73.3 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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