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M5.2 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-30 10:13:04 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth: 30.0 km
Source: GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On July 30, 2025 at 10:13 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 30 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

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth

30.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-30 10:13:04 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

52.23000, 160.27000

Temperature

13.3°C

Depth profile

Shallow

30 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-Kamchatskiy144.5 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Mutnovsky

Distance: 143 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 145 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Avachinsky

Distance: 149 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 151 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
Gorely

Distance: 156 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 160 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours58

First 24 hours137

First 72 hours191

Strongest subsequent eventM6.5

M5.22025-07-30 10:13:09 UTC21.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-07-30 10:40:52 UTC98.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-07-30 10:40:56 UTC94.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-07-30 10:57:38 UTC42.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-07-30 11:26:37 UTC87.8 km175 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.12025-07-30 11:26:38 UTC80.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.42025-07-30 11:26:39 UTC75.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-07-30 11:36:38 UTC137.3 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.52025-07-30 11:36:41 UTC139.3 km121 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.52025-07-30 11:36:42 UTC141.0 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-07-30 11:49:32 UTC27.2 km145 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.62025-07-30 11:49:34 UTC31.1 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#149

Earlier events M≥4525

Earlier events M≥5290

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 UTC34.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC42.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC34.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC18.7 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC20.0 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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