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M5.6 Earthquake near Near East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-30 05:19:36 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.6

Depth: 35.0 km
Source: GFZ

Near East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On July 30, 2025 at 05:19 UTC, a magnitude M5.6 earthquake occurred near Near East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 35 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

7461595074c44d0b18354195e31f814bf84ab4af

Magnitude

M5.6

Depth

35.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-30 05:19:36 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

51.36000, 158.90000

Temperature

12.3°C

Depth profile

Shallow

35 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

Vilyuchinsk178.0 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy190.4 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Ksudach

Distance: 107 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
Zheltovsky

Distance: 112 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
Khodutka

Distance: 113 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
Iliinsky

Distance: 119 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Olkoviy-Ozernoy Volcanic Field

Distance: 120 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 681 m ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 124 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours62

First 24 hours196

First 72 hours262

Strongest subsequent eventM7.0

M5.32025-07-30 05:30:22 UTC56.1 km194 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.32025-07-30 05:30:23 UTC48.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-07-30 05:30:29 UTC56.7 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-07-30 05:37:08 UTC14.5 km176 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.32025-07-30 05:37:09 UTC7.4 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.62025-07-30 05:37:12 UTC7.8 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-07-30 05:51:44 UTC59.7 km155 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.02025-07-30 05:51:45 UTC57.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-07-30 05:51:51 UTC67.8 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-07-30 05:56:30 UTC47.1 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-07-30 06:21:29 UTC44.7 km184 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M6.02025-07-30 06:21:30 UTC51.6 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#31

Earlier events M≥4153

Earlier events M≥593

Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC120.2 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC120.1 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.02025-07-29 23:48:27 UTC92.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.02025-07-29 23:48:21 UTC90.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.92025-07-30 00:09:54 UTC114.2 km147 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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