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M5.0 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.0 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde)

UTC time: 2025-08-30 23:50:23 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near Event of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) on August 30, 2025 at 23:50 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 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 data is provided by RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-30 23:50:23 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
resif
Coordinates
52.28069, 159.44589
Temperature
12.0°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
Vilyuchinsk100.9 kmNW25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy103.1 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 87 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 92 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 100 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 100 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 104 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 110 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 hours2
First 24 hours8
First 72 hours34
Strongest subsequent eventM7.8
M4.72025-08-30 23:50:28 UTC54.8 km88 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.52025-08-31 04:18:38 UTC144.9 km M4.82025-08-31 13:27:30 UTC70.8 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-08-31 13:27:36 UTC71.2 km M5.02025-08-31 17:10:45 UTC88.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-08-31 17:10:47 UTC91.9 km M5.02025-08-31 17:10:48 UTC99.4 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.82025-08-31 17:10:49 UTC116.1 km165 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.02025-09-01 03:59:12 UTC47.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-09-01 03:59:16 UTC73.5 km M5.02025-09-01 06:47:55 UTC91.1 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.02025-09-01 06:47:55 UTC64.1 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#448
Earlier events M≥41166
Earlier events M≥5580
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 UTC56.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC54.7 km M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC38.8 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC37.2 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.82025-07-29 23:24:50 UTC56.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka

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