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M5.0 Earthquake near 164 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

UTC time: 2025-08-13 06:38:03 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: USGS

164 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near 164 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on August 13, 2025 at 06:38 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 USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-13 06:38:03 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

52.13090, 160.50790

Temperature

14.4°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-Kamchatskiy164.0 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Mutnovsky

Distance: 161 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 164 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Avachinsky

Distance: 168 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 171 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
Gorely

Distance: 174 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
Visokiy

Distance: 178 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 hours7

First 24 hours11

First 72 hours28

Strongest subsequent eventM6.2

M5.02025-08-13 06:38:05 UTC13.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-08-13 06:38:07 UTC23.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-08-13 06:56:06 UTC9.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-08-13 07:29:32 UTC6.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-08-13 11:40:30 UTC96.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-08-13 11:40:31 UTC91.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-08-13 11:40:34 UTC76.5 km193 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.92025-08-13 13:18:18 UTC22.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-08-13 13:18:18 UTC35.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-08-13 14:18:11 UTC132.9 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-08-13 16:14:31 UTC81.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-08-14 09:03:27 UTC87.6 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#402

Earlier events M≥4989

Earlier events M≥5514

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 UTC50.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC59.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC50.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC35.5 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC37.1 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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