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M5.2 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.2 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-09-03 04:02:17 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near Off East Coast of Kamchatka on September 3, 2025 at 04:02 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 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 GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-03 04:02:17 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
52.04000, 159.94000
Temperature
11.9°C

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Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
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
Vilyuchinsk143.6 kmNW25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy144.3 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 127 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 134 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 142 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 143 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 144 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 148 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours3
First 24 hours9
First 72 hours18
Strongest subsequent eventM7.8
M4.92025-09-03 04:02:20 UTC22.9 km166 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.32025-09-03 05:27:53 UTC77.5 km M4.22025-09-03 08:20:15 UTC106.6 km M4.22025-09-03 13:32:49 UTC97.4 km M5.02025-09-03 23:56:34 UTC58.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-09-03 23:56:39 UTC56.0 km100 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.92025-09-03 23:56:40 UTC65.9 km M4.52025-09-04 02:10:20 UTC66.8 km M4.62025-09-04 02:14:06 UTC53.1 km M4.82025-09-04 06:34:14 UTC111.9 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.52025-09-04 06:34:21 UTC102.6 km M4.62025-09-04 12:55:51 UTC20.3 km155 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#239
Earlier events M≥41208
Earlier events M≥5596
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 UTC56.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC62.0 km M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC18.3 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC19.0 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.82025-07-29 23:24:50 UTC61.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka

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