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M5.0 Depth: 50.0 km

M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-08-09 09:40:55 UTC Local time: —
M5.0 earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA on Aug 9, 2025 — map of epicenter and shaking intensity | QuakeMap24
M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-08-09 09:40:55 UTC

About this earthquake

On August 9, 2025 at 09:40 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. With a focal depth of about 50 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

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
50.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-09 09:40:55 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
52.27000, 160.10000
Temperature
13.8°C

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Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 50 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 50 km
Shallow
50 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-Kamchatskiy132.9 kmNW181'216

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 131 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 139 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 139 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 144 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 148 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 hours10
First 24 hours31
First 72 hours78
Strongest subsequent eventM6.2
M5.32025-08-09 09:55:41 UTC15.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-08-09 09:55:44 UTC12.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-08-09 10:34:44 UTC89.1 km179 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.92025-08-09 10:34:44 UTC87.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-08-09 10:34:46 UTC79.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.42025-08-09 12:44:39 UTC36.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-08-09 12:48:18 UTC101.4 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-08-09 12:48:24 UTC108.1 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-08-09 15:06:30 UTC65.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.42025-08-09 15:17:53 UTC79.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-08-09 19:05:40 UTC18.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-08-09 19:05:42 UTC21.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#397
Earlier events M≥4926
Earlier events M≥5505
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 UTC29.2 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC35.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC29.2 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC10.3 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC10.7 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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