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M5.4 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-20 17:09:48 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.4

Depth: 23.0 km
Source: GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On July 20, 2025 at 17:09 UTC, a magnitude M5.4 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 23 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.4

Depth

23.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-20 17:09:48 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

52.67000, 160.49000

Temperature

12.9°C

Depth profile

Shallow

23 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-Kamchatskiy132.5 kmW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Avachinsky

Distance: 129 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Zhupanovsky

Distance: 136 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 139 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 149 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Dzenzursky

Distance: 150 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'285 m ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 152 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 hours28

First 24 hours105

First 72 hours187

Strongest subsequent eventM8.8

M5.32025-07-20 17:10:20 UTC16.5 km128 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.52025-07-20 17:22:55 UTC35.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-07-20 17:23:07 UTC99.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-07-20 17:34:52 UTC30.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-07-20 17:34:56 UTC44.8 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-20 17:37:05 UTC40.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-07-20 17:37:06 UTC36.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-07-20 18:00:24 UTC37.6 km152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.02025-07-20 18:00:30 UTC30.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-07-20 18:00:30 UTC30.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-07-20 18:20:33 UTC54.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-07-20 18:20:34 UTC49.2 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#34

Earlier events M≥4144

Earlier events M≥564

Compared since2025-01-16

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.52025-07-20 06:49:06 UTC23.6 km153 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.52025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC25.2 km154 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.42025-07-20 06:49:04 UTC31.2 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake M7.42025-07-20 06:49:03 UTC27.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.42025-07-20 06:49:02 UTC31.3 km2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake

Stats (last 24h)

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