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M5.1 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.1 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde)

UTC time: 2025-08-23 04:22:27 UTC Local time: —
M5.1 earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) on Aug 23, 2025 — map of epicenter and shaking intensity | QuakeMap24
M5.1 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) · 2025-08-23 04:22:27 UTC

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near Event of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) on August 23, 2025 at 04:22 UTC. 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 data is provided by RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-23 04:22:27 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
resif
Coordinates
51.96945, 160.15248
Temperature
15.0°C

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Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
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-Kamchatskiy159.6 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 144 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 151 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 158 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 159 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 160 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 164 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 hours0
First 24 hours21
First 72 hours39
Strongest subsequent eventM7.8
M4.32025-08-23 10:57:00 UTC31.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-08-23 19:58:53 UTC26.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-08-23 19:58:55 UTC25.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-08-23 19:58:56 UTC58.8 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.72025-08-23 21:29:32 UTC34.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-08-23 21:29:32 UTC31.9 kmEvent of magnitude 5.3, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.32025-08-23 21:29:32 UTC33.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.72025-08-23 21:29:34 UTC31.2 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia] M5.42025-08-23 21:29:35 UTC32.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.42025-08-23 21:29:36 UTC29.6 km154 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.32025-08-23 23:51:56 UTC39.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-08-24 02:04:00 UTC122.2 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#349
Earlier events M≥41135
Earlier events M≥5590
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 UTC62.3 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC69.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC62.3 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC27.7 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC29.2 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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