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M5.8 Earthquake near 153 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

UTC time: 2025-02-26 16:15:29 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
8.1 km
Source
USGS

153 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

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M5.8 Earthquake near 153 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 2025-02-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.8 Earthquake near 153 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 2025-02-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.8 earthquake was recorded near 153 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia on February 26, 2025 at 16:15 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 USGS.

Details

ID
6a5020aeaf240b0a70e541ac4bb9ee8d2f492b02
Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
8.1 km
UTC time
2025-02-26 16:15:29 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
55.48210, 164.54020

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8.1 km
Shallow
8.1 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-Kamchatskiy468.5 kmSW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Piip
    Distance: 176 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -300 m ·Last eruption: -5050 ·Russia
  • Sheveluch Activity reported
    Distance: 236 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'283 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Russia
  • Vysoky
    Distance: 244 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'129 m ·Last eruption: -550 ·Russia
  • Komarov
    Distance: 247 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'065 m ·Last eruption: 950 ·Russia
  • Gamchen
    Distance: 250 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'539 m ·Last eruption: -188 ·Russia
  • Zimina
    Distance: 250 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'057 m ·Russia

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#1
Earlier events M≥44
Earlier events M≥51
Compared since2025-01-02

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.42025-02-26 16:15:27 UTC95.7 kmKomandorskiye Ostrova Region M4.22025-02-17 07:24:26 UTC105.7 km237 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia M4.12025-02-12 09:43:30 UTC148.5 km106 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia M4.02025-01-02 19:27:26 UTC81.3 km206 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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