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M5.2 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-07-20 17:37:05 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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About this earthquake

On July 20, 2025 at 17:37 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near OFF 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 event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-20 17:37:05 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

emsc

Coordinates

52.33330, 160.71830

Temperature

12.9°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

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy162.6 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Avachinsky

Distance: 163 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 170 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Mutnovsky

Distance: 172 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 174 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
Zhupanovsky

Distance: 175 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 175 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours24

First 24 hours100

First 72 hours179

Strongest subsequent eventM8.8

M5.52025-07-20 17:37:06 UTC8.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-07-20 18:00:24 UTC12.9 km152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.02025-07-20 18:00:30 UTC41.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-07-20 18:00:30 UTC41.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-07-20 18:20:33 UTC77.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-07-20 18:20:34 UTC71.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.32025-07-20 18:24:13 UTC51.0 km152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.72025-07-20 18:24:16 UTC44.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.32025-07-20 18:24:16 UTC44.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.32025-07-20 18:31:47 UTC38.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.32025-07-20 18:45:35 UTC13.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.22025-07-20 18:55:21 UTC73.9 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#44

Earlier events M≥4146

Earlier events M≥566

Compared since2025-01-16

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.52025-07-20 06:49:06 UTC18.6 km153 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.52025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC17.0 km154 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.42025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC63.0 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake M7.42025-07-20 06:49:03 UTC63.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.42025-07-20 06:49:02 UTC63.0 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake

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