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M5.4 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-30 19:49:11 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.4

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.4 earthquake was recorded near Off East Coast of Kamchatka on July 30, 2025 at 19:49 UTC. 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 GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.4

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-30 19:49:11 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

52.07000, 159.12000

Temperature

12.4°C

Depth profile

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

Vilyuchinsk107.3 kmNW25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy115.4 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Mutnovsky

Distance: 76 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 90 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Visokiy

Distance: 90 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
Gorely

Distance: 91 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
Asacha

Distance: 94 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia
Khodutka

Distance: 96 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours24

First 24 hours93

First 72 hours117

Strongest subsequent eventM6.5

M5.02025-07-30 19:52:26 UTC68.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-07-30 19:52:26 UTC68.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-07-30 20:02:21 UTC48.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-07-30 20:02:22 UTC41.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-07-30 20:24:54 UTC149.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-07-30 21:27:44 UTC97.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-07-30 21:27:48 UTC73.5 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.42025-07-30 21:50:34 UTC129.5 km165 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.42025-07-30 21:50:35 UTC112.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.62025-07-30 21:51:10 UTC89.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M6.12025-07-30 21:51:10 UTC89.1 km164 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.32025-07-30 22:48:19 UTC91.5 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#93

Earlier events M≥4590

Earlier events M≥5335

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 UTC87.5 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC86.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC87.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC61.8 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC60.6 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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