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M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-07-21 07:08:15 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 25.0 km
Source: EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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About this earthquake

On July 21, 2025 at 07:08 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. With a focal depth of about 25 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

63311951b6a2766ab98bdc7bceae44add22ea516

Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

25.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-21 07:08:15 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

emsc

Coordinates

52.44320, 160.73440

Temperature

12.8°C

Depth profile

Shallow

25 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-Kamchatskiy157.7 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Avachinsky

Distance: 156 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Zhupanovsky

Distance: 166 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 167 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 168 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Mutnovsky

Distance: 172 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 173 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 hours33

First 24 hours99

First 72 hours156

Strongest subsequent eventM8.8

M5.22025-07-21 07:08:17 UTC14.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-07-21 08:42:34 UTC33.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-07-21 08:42:38 UTC40.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-07-21 10:18:00 UTC28.1 km145 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.82025-07-21 10:18:00 UTC32.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-07-21 10:18:05 UTC43.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-07-21 10:25:09 UTC24.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-07-21 10:25:10 UTC10.0 km152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.42025-07-21 10:25:14 UTC42.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-07-21 10:35:08 UTC47.8 km167 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.92025-07-21 10:35:13 UTC42.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-07-21 10:35:15 UTC40.4 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#70

Earlier events M≥4185

Earlier events M≥576

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 UTC6.7 km153 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.52025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC5.1 km154 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.42025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC50.7 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake M7.42025-07-20 06:49:03 UTC51.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.42025-07-20 06:49:02 UTC50.7 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake

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