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M5.5 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-08-21 03:44:51 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.5

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On August 21, 2025 at 03:44 UTC, a magnitude M5.5 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.5

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-21 03:44:51 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

51.75000, 159.66000

Temperature

13.9°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

Vilyuchinsk156.6 kmNW25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy162.0 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Mutnovsky

Distance: 127 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Khodutka

Distance: 138 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
Visokiy

Distance: 140 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 141 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Asacha

Distance: 142 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia
Gorely

Distance: 142 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours5

First 24 hours25

First 72 hours61

Strongest subsequent eventM7.3

M5.42025-08-21 03:44:52 UTC13.9 kmEvent of magnitude 5.4, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.12025-08-21 03:44:53 UTC24.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.42025-08-21 07:09:38 UTC38.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-08-21 07:16:36 UTC33.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.42025-08-21 08:02:46 UTC55.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-08-21 11:21:03 UTC40.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.82025-08-21 11:21:04 UTC29.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.92025-08-21 11:21:05 UTC29.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.52025-08-21 11:21:05 UTC28.2 kmEvent of magnitude 5.5, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.82025-08-21 11:21:07 UTC31.5 km159 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M6.22025-08-21 11:21:07 UTC31.6 km159 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M6.12025-08-21 11:21:07 UTC24.1 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia]

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#110

Earlier events M≥41061

Earlier events M≥5546

Compared since2025-01-18

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 UTC93.3 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC97.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC93.3 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC55.2 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC55.5 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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