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M5.8 Earthquake near 260 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

UTC time: 2025-07-30 02:27:30 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.8

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: NNSN

260 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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About this earthquake

On July 30, 2025 at 02:27 UTC, a magnitude M5.8 earthquake occurred near 260 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. 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 NNSN and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.8

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-30 02:27:30 UTC

Local time

—

Country

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Source

nnsn

Coordinates

52.08700, 162.12600

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

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy260.1 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Avachinsky

Distance: 257 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Zhupanovsky

Distance: 260 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 268 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 270 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Mutnovsky

Distance: 270 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 275 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours19

First 24 hours80

First 72 hours117

Strongest subsequent eventM6.4

M5.72025-07-30 02:27:31 UTC5.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-07-30 02:53:15 UTC62.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-07-30 02:53:16 UTC48.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-07-30 03:11:20 UTC119.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.42025-07-30 03:11:21 UTC121.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.42025-07-30 03:16:29 UTC124.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.72025-07-30 03:16:30 UTC140.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-07-30 03:35:00 UTC90.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.42025-07-30 04:03:44 UTC90.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.72025-07-30 04:03:45 UTC108.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-07-30 04:59:34 UTC139.2 km157 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.12025-07-30 04:59:36 UTC140.1 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#45

Earlier events M≥4346

Earlier events M≥5174

Compared since2025-01-18

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 UTC142.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC142.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC145.6 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC147.1 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.82025-07-29 23:24:50 UTC146.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka

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