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M5.3 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.3, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde)

UTC time: 2025-08-29 23:54:01 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
67.1 km
Source
RESIF

Event of magnitude 5.3, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde)

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M5.3 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.3, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) · 2025-08-29 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.3, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) · 2025-08-29 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On August 29, 2025 at 23:54 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near Event of magnitude 5.3, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde). With a focal depth of about 67 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

ID
91767bff58f60d0b3804442969b866db0e2c23dd
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
67.1 km
UTC time
2025-08-29 23:54:01 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
resif
Coordinates
52.30252, 159.55760
Temperature
13.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 67.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 67.1 km
Shallow
67.1 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
Vilyuchinsk104.6 kmNW25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy105.3 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 94 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 97 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 105 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 107 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 111 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 117 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours22
Strongest subsequent eventM7.8
M4.92025-08-30 23:50:18 UTC68.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-08-30 23:50:23 UTC8.0 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.72025-08-30 23:50:28 UTC49.5 km88 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.52025-08-31 04:18:38 UTC147.9 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-31 13:27:30 UTC77.3 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-08-31 13:27:36 UTC78.5 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-08-31 17:10:45 UTC91.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-08-31 17:10:47 UTC97.2 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-08-31 17:10:48 UTC105.9 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.82025-08-31 17:10:49 UTC121.2 km165 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.02025-09-01 03:59:12 UTC50.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-09-01 03:59:16 UTC78.8 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#196
Earlier events M≥41220
Earlier events M≥5633
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 UTC48.3 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC47.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC48.3 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC32.2 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC30.5 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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