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M5.3 Earthquake near Near East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-30 18:05:35 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.3

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Near East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On July 30, 2025 at 18:05 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near Near East Coast of Kamchatka. 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 GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.3

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-30 18:05:35 UTC

Local time

—

Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

51.21000, 158.48000

Temperature

11.9°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

Vilyuchinsk191.5 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy206.4 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Zheltovsky

Distance: 90 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
Ksudach

Distance: 93 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
Iliinsky

Distance: 94 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 98 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 108 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
Khodutka

Distance: 109 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours30

First 24 hours92

First 72 hours120

Strongest subsequent eventM7.0

M5.22025-07-30 18:05:37 UTC2.1 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-07-30 18:29:20 UTC96.2 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-07-30 18:29:25 UTC84.6 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.12025-07-30 19:03:09 UTC140.1 kmKuril Islands M5.02025-07-30 19:03:10 UTC126.3 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.32025-07-30 19:08:40 UTC81.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-07-30 19:08:43 UTC65.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-07-30 19:12:58 UTC111.7 kmKamchatka Peninsula, Russia M5.02025-07-30 19:12:58 UTC111.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-07-30 19:17:51 UTC83.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-07-30 19:17:56 UTC83.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-07-30 19:22:06 UTC97.4 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#62

Earlier events M≥4198

Earlier events M≥5147

Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.02025-07-29 23:48:27 UTC112.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.02025-07-29 23:48:21 UTC115.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.92025-07-30 00:09:54 UTC146.9 km147 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M6.92025-07-30 00:09:53 UTC147.0 km147 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M6.72025-07-30 00:16:05 UTC142.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka

Stats (last 24h)

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