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M5.3 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-07-20 20:31:23 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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M5.3 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-07-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-07-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On July 20, 2025 at 20:31 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 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 EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
aa7f34de385e5eed331082982b82b0ab37447a4d
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-20 20:31:23 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
52.30510, 160.44950
Temperature
12.9°C

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

Felt reports

8felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Jul 21, 2025, 11:31 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy149.0 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 152 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 153 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 154 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 159 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 162 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 166 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 hours12
First 24 hours94
First 72 hours176
Strongest subsequent eventM8.8
M5.72025-07-20 20:31:25 UTC16.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-07-20 20:49:56 UTC76.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-07-20 20:49:56 UTC99.1 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-07-20 21:19:06 UTC14.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.52025-07-20 21:19:10 UTC22.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-07-20 22:03:48 UTC56.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.52025-07-20 22:45:32 UTC41.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-07-20 23:10:08 UTC59.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-07-20 23:10:10 UTC82.7 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-07-21 00:11:26 UTC147.5 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.42025-07-21 00:11:26 UTC147.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.32025-07-21 01:48:11 UTC41.1 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#36
Earlier events M≥4161
Earlier events M≥570
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 UTC27.5 km153 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.52025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC26.6 km154 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.42025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC69.3 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake M7.42025-07-20 06:49:03 UTC67.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.42025-07-20 06:49:02 UTC69.3 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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