M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-07-30 05:51:45 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
9.9 km
Source
EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

Map

M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA on July 30, 2025 at 05:51 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 EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
cc91110f011e0b448934d4a05f003e5ef7e4a709
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
9.9 km
UTC time
2025-07-30 05:51:45 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
51.78340, 159.36830
Temperature
13.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 9.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 9.9 km
Shallow
9.9 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
Vilyuchinsk143.5 kmNW25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy151.0 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Distance: 109 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Distance: 118 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
  • Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Distance: 123 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia
  • Distance: 125 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Distance: 126 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours73
First 24 hours202
First 72 hours270
Strongest subsequent eventM6.5

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#162
Earlier events M≥4381
Earlier events M≥5201
Compared since2025-01-18

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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