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M5.0 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-07-30 17:56:00 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 48.0 km
Source: GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On July 30, 2025 at 17:56 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 48 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

48.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-30 17:56:00 UTC

Local time

—

Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

52.52000, 159.89000

Temperature

12.9°C

Depth profile

Shallow

48 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-Kamchatskiy104.2 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Avachinsky

Distance: 108 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 111 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Mutnovsky

Distance: 115 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 116 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 119 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
Gorely

Distance: 125 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours32

First 24 hours98

First 72 hours134

Strongest subsequent eventM6.5

M4.82025-07-30 18:11:32 UTC16.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-07-30 18:34:21 UTC9.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-07-30 18:34:25 UTC10.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-07-30 18:58:16 UTC7.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-07-30 19:08:40 UTC129.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-07-30 19:08:43 UTC110.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-07-30 19:12:58 UTC140.7 kmKamchatka Peninsula, Russia M5.02025-07-30 19:12:58 UTC141.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-07-30 19:17:51 UTC107.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-07-30 19:17:56 UTC94.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-07-30 19:22:06 UTC82.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-07-30 19:34:08 UTC113.6 kmNear 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#252

Earlier events M≥4584

Earlier events M≥5318

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 UTC18.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC14.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC18.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC36.4 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC35.1 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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