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M5.2 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.2 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-09-07 08:47:58 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near Off East Coast of Kamchatka on September 7, 2025 at 08:47 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 GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-07 08:47:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
52.35000, 160.15000
Temperature
11.7°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-Kamchatskiy129.7 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 133 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 134 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 139 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 145 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 145 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 hours3
First 24 hours9
First 72 hours23
Strongest subsequent eventM7.8
M5.12025-09-07 08:48:08 UTC70.8 kmKamcatskij kraj M4.02025-09-07 12:00:02 UTC27.0 km M4.32025-09-07 13:49:32 UTC109.6 km M4.62025-09-07 18:24:37 UTC86.0 km M4.32025-09-07 18:24:39 UTC96.8 km107 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.12025-09-08 08:26:11 UTC34.1 km M5.12025-09-08 08:26:12 UTC38.1 km152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.32025-09-08 08:26:12 UTC42.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-09-08 08:26:19 UTC30.6 kmEvent of magnitude 5.2, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.42025-09-08 11:32:31 UTC42.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-09-08 11:32:31 UTC41.1 km M5.22025-09-08 11:32:32 UTC49.6 km159 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#237
Earlier events M≥41212
Earlier events M≥5588
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 UTC20.0 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC27.4 km M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC19.6 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC19.5 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.82025-07-29 23:24:50 UTC25.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka

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