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M5.4 Depth: 33.0 km

M5.4 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-08-03 13:25:42 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.4 earthquake was recorded near Earthquake location (52.756, 157.649) on August 3, 2025 at 13:25 UTC. With a focal depth of about 33 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 event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
33.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-03 13:25:42 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
nnsn
Coordinates
52.75600, 157.64900

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Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 33 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 33 km
Shallow
33 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
Vilyuchinsk54.5 kmE25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy74.0 kmNE181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Tolmachev Dol
    Distance: 15 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'021 m ·Last eruption: 300 ·Russia
  • Opala
    Distance: 32 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 2'439 m ·Last eruption: 1776 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 34 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 40 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 41 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 43 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 hours1
First 24 hours10
First 72 hours24
Strongest subsequent eventM5.8
M5.22025-08-03 18:19:01 UTC140.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-08-03 19:27:22 UTC78.3 km M5.02025-08-03 20:52:06 UTC99.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-08-03 20:52:06 UTC109.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-08-04 00:44:25 UTC114.8 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-08-04 00:44:27 UTC102.1 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-08-04 01:08:43 UTC126.7 kmKamchatka Peninsula, Russia M4.72025-08-04 01:08:43 UTC127.2 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-08-04 02:34:09 UTC18.8 kmKamchatka Peninsula, Russia M4.82025-08-04 02:34:25 UTC20.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-08-04 18:49:21 UTC136.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-08-04 18:49:21 UTC136.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#15
Earlier events M≥4133
Earlier events M≥562
Compared since2025-01-23

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.02025-07-29 23:48:27 UTC105.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.02025-07-29 23:48:21 UTC121.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.72025-07-30 00:31:16 UTC116.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.72025-07-30 00:16:05 UTC128.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.52025-07-30 00:16:06 UTC128.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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