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M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-08-21 00:43:52 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 50.0 km
Source: EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA on August 21, 2025 at 00:43 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 50 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

50.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-21 00:43:52 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

emsc

Coordinates

51.81000, 160.19000

Temperature

14.4°C

Depth profile

Shallow

50 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

Vilyuchinsk173.9 kmNW25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy175.1 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Mutnovsky

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

Distance: 163 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Gorely

Distance: 169 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
Visokiy

Distance: 169 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
Khodutka

Distance: 172 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 172 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 hours5

First 24 hours26

First 72 hours54

Strongest subsequent eventM7.8

M5.12025-08-21 03:44:50 UTC39.5 km191 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.52025-08-21 03:44:51 UTC37.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-08-21 03:44:51 UTC49.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.42025-08-21 03:44:52 UTC49.7 kmEvent of magnitude 5.4, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.12025-08-21 03:44:53 UTC31.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.42025-08-21 07:09:38 UTC23.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-08-21 07:16:36 UTC38.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.42025-08-21 08:02:46 UTC61.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-08-21 11:21:03 UTC5.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.82025-08-21 11:21:04 UTC18.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.92025-08-21 11:21:05 UTC17.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.52025-08-21 11:21:05 UTC20.0 kmEvent of magnitude 5.5, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde)

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#435

Earlier events M≥41082

Earlier events M≥5563

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 UTC80.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC87.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC80.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC45.3 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC46.7 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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