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M5.6 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.6 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-07-30 21:51:10 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On July 30, 2025 at 21:51 UTC, a magnitude M5.6 earthquake occurred near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. 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 EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-30 21:51:10 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
52.07310, 160.42370
Temperature
12.9°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-Kamchatskiy163.9 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 157 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 161 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 169 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 170 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 171 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 174 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours16
First 24 hours89
First 72 hours105
Strongest subsequent eventM6.5
M5.32025-07-30 22:48:19 UTC10.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-07-30 22:48:19 UTC36.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.62025-07-30 23:15:30 UTC45.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.82025-07-30 23:15:31 UTC45.3 km147 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.82025-07-30 23:15:32 UTC57.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-07-30 23:49:12 UTC18.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-07-30 23:49:13 UTC31.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-31 00:12:21 UTC137.6 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-07-31 01:29:14 UTC70.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-07-31 02:16:42 UTC44.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-07-31 02:16:43 UTC45.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-07-31 02:38:03 UTC36.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#79
Earlier events M≥4617
Earlier events M≥5343
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 UTC53.8 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC62.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC53.8 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC32.2 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC33.9 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
666
Country (24h)
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