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M5.5 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-08-06 10:43:15 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
28.0 km
Source
EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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M5.5 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-08-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.5 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-08-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.5 earthquake was recorded near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA on August 6, 2025 at 10:43 UTC. 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 event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
e5fcf94c345134c67e4050845bed497cab00a6b1
Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
28.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-06 10:43:15 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
51.58100, 159.44300
Temperature
13.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 28 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 28 km
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

Felt reports

8felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Aug 6, 2025, 8:22 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Vilyuchinsk166.0 kmNW25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy174.0 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 129 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Khodutka
    Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
  • Ksudach
    Distance: 134 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 140 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia
  • Olkoviy-Ozernoy Volcanic Field
    Distance: 140 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 681 m ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 140 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours6
First 24 hours34
First 72 hours85
Strongest subsequent eventM6.2
M4.92025-08-06 10:53:56 UTC52.3 km182 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M4.72025-08-06 11:49:37 UTC59.7 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-08-06 12:51:39 UTC8.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-08-06 14:23:36 UTC49.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-08-06 15:13:37 UTC98.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-08-06 15:13:37 UTC98.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-08-06 17:04:55 UTC141.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.52025-08-06 17:04:55 UTC133.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-08-06 17:04:57 UTC124.3 km69 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.82025-08-06 19:18:52 UTC30.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.52025-08-06 19:18:52 UTC17.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-08-06 23:25:27 UTC91.6 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#87
Earlier events M≥4757
Earlier events M≥5435
Compared since2025-01-11

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 UTC116.5 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC120.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC116.5 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC78.7 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC78.9 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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