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M5.3 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-09-02 11:25:02 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.3

Depth: 28.0 km
Source: USP

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On September 2, 2025 at 11:25 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 28 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by USP and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.3

Depth

28.0 km

UTC time

2025-09-02 11:25:02 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usp

Coordinates

52.55089, 160.45772

Depth profile

Shallow

28 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-Kamchatskiy135.6 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Avachinsky

Distance: 134 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Zhupanovsky

Distance: 145 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 145 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 148 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 152 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
Mutnovsky

Distance: 154 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours5

First 24 hours21

First 72 hours34

Strongest subsequent eventM7.8

M5.72025-09-02 11:25:03 UTC9.6 km M5.02025-09-02 11:25:04 UTC9.6 km128 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.52025-09-02 13:04:58 UTC120.8 km167 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.62025-09-02 17:24:36 UTC46.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.32025-09-02 17:24:49 UTC94.8 km47 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.62025-09-02 17:40:46 UTC132.0 km176 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.92025-09-02 17:40:46 UTC132.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-09-02 17:40:49 UTC133.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-09-03 03:20:22 UTC142.0 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-09-03 03:38:19 UTC139.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-09-03 03:38:20 UTC145.0 km180 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.52025-09-03 03:38:20 UTC145.0 km

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#184

Earlier events M≥41120

Earlier events M≥5570

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 UTC19.9 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC26.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC19.9 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC49.9 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC50.0 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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