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M5.3 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-20 15:44:40 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.3

Depth: 51.0 km
Source: GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On July 20, 2025 at 15:44 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 51 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.3

Depth

51.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-20 15:44:40 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

52.53000, 159.99000

Temperature

12.4°C

Depth profile

Shallow

51 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-Kamchatskiy109.2 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Avachinsky

Distance: 112 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 117 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Mutnovsky

Distance: 122 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 122 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 123 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
Zhupanovsky

Distance: 130 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours35

First 24 hours104

First 72 hours195

Strongest subsequent eventM8.8

M5.22025-07-20 16:13:58 UTC38.2 km146 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.32025-07-20 16:14:00 UTC28.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-20 16:14:05 UTC18.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-07-20 16:24:10 UTC61.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-07-20 16:24:13 UTC54.0 km133 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.92025-07-20 16:24:13 UTC64.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-07-20 17:09:44 UTC48.6 km144 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.32025-07-20 17:09:46 UTC34.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.42025-07-20 17:09:48 UTC37.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-07-20 17:10:20 UTC46.6 km128 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.52025-07-20 17:22:55 UTC41.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-07-20 17:23:07 UTC74.9 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#34

Earlier events M≥4134

Earlier events M≥558

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 UTC48.2 km153 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.52025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC48.8 km154 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.42025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC66.1 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake M7.42025-07-20 06:49:03 UTC59.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.42025-07-20 06:49:02 UTC66.1 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake

Stats (last 24h)

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