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M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-08-21 14:42:37 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 14.5 km
Source: EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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About this earthquake

On August 21, 2025 at 14:42 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. With a focal depth of about 15 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

M5.0

Depth

14.5 km

UTC time

2025-08-21 14:42:37 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

emsc

Coordinates

52.01970, 160.07860

Temperature

14.1°C

Depth profile

Shallow

14.5 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-Kamchatskiy152.0 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Mutnovsky

Distance: 137 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 144 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Gorely

Distance: 151 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 152 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
Visokiy

Distance: 153 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
Asacha

Distance: 158 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours9

First 24 hours13

First 72 hours55

Strongest subsequent eventM7.8

M4.92025-08-21 14:42:43 UTC29.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-08-21 17:16:20 UTC28.2 km175 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.32025-08-21 17:16:23 UTC23.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-08-21 17:16:24 UTC27.7 kmEvent of magnitude 5.3, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.92025-08-21 17:16:24 UTC19.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-08-21 17:16:32 UTC23.0 km167 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.92025-08-21 19:40:18 UTC106.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-08-21 19:40:22 UTC110.1 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-08-21 19:40:22 UTC111.5 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.62025-08-22 05:40:07 UTC82.6 km189 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.92025-08-22 05:40:07 UTC64.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-08-22 05:40:09 UTC62.0 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#452

Earlier events M≥41113

Earlier events M≥5583

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 UTC57.0 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC63.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC57.0 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC20.8 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC22.1 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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