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M5.4 Earthquake near Near East Coast of Kamchatka (Russia)

UTC time: 2025-07-31 06:59:46 UTC Local time: —
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M5.4 Earthquake near Near East Coast of Kamchatka (Russia) · 2025-07-31 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.4 Earthquake near Near East Coast of Kamchatka (Russia) · 2025-07-31 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On July 31, 2025 at 06:59 UTC, a magnitude M5.4 earthquake occurred near Near East Coast of Kamchatka (Russia). With a focal depth of about 61 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 GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
a4d8cc5737ef412430180260908f950640565d0a
Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
61.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-31 06:59:46 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Russia
City
Kamcatskij kraj
Source
gfz
Coordinates
52.58000, 158.85000
Temperature
12.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 61 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 61 km
Shallow
61 km
61 km — deeper than the regional average (48.8 km)
Regional average: 48.8 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
Vilyuchinsk49.2 kmNW25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy55.8 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 41 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 47 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 48 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 55 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 64 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 74 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Yelizovo AirportRussia · PKC · UHPP
    70.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours14
First 24 hours51
First 72 hours80
Strongest subsequent eventM6.5
M5.32025-07-31 06:59:47 UTC7.5 km42 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.82025-07-31 07:17:04 UTC86.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-07-31 09:10:55 UTC124.4 km168 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.32025-07-31 09:10:55 UTC116.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.42025-07-31 09:10:59 UTC114.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-07-31 09:20:56 UTC107.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-07-31 09:20:59 UTC110.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-07-31 10:37:52 UTC116.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-07-31 10:37:53 UTC109.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-07-31 11:25:39 UTC89.2 kmKamchatka Peninsula, Russia M4.92025-07-31 11:25:40 UTC94.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-07-31 11:30:47 UTC110.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 332 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#95
Earlier events M≥4611
Earlier events M≥5339
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 UTC89.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC82.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC89.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC88.7 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC87.0 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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