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M5.0 Earthquake near 156 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

UTC time: 2025-08-20 01:37:20 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

156 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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M5.0 Earthquake near 156 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 2025-08-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near 156 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 2025-08-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near 156 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on August 20, 2025 at 01:37 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 event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
c478681ef0468f3126e5d1ff5fdff4a2484bf361
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-20 01:37:20 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
52.53900, 160.78660
Temperature
14.9°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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy156.4 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 153 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Zhupanovsky
    Distance: 160 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 164 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 170 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 174 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Dzenzursky
    Distance: 174 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'285 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours13
First 72 hours46
Strongest subsequent eventM7.8
M5.12025-08-20 01:37:21 UTC18.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-08-20 01:37:21 UTC13.6 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.82025-08-20 13:18:13 UTC116.8 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-08-20 13:18:13 UTC109.9 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-08-20 17:25:14 UTC102.8 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-08-20 17:25:17 UTC87.1 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-08-20 17:25:19 UTC83.8 km76 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.82025-08-20 19:49:33 UTC117.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-08-20 19:49:35 UTC79.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-08-20 19:49:39 UTC102.1 km58 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.12025-08-21 00:43:50 UTC87.9 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.92025-08-21 00:43:51 UTC86.8 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#382
Earlier events M≥4952
Earlier events M≥5485
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 UTC42.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC48.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC42.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC65.4 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC66.0 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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