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M5.2 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-09-03 03:38:19 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: USP

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On September 3, 2025 at 03:38 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USP.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-09-03 03:38:19 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usp

Coordinates

51.40540, 159.62575

Depth profile

Shallow

10 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

Vilyuchinsk189.0 kmNW25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy196.5 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Khodutka

Distance: 151 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
Ksudach

Distance: 151 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
Mutnovsky

Distance: 152 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Olkoviy-Ozernoy Volcanic Field

Distance: 160 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 681 m ·Russia
Zheltovsky

Distance: 160 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
Asacha

Distance: 162 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours12

First 24 hours20

First 72 hours30

Strongest subsequent eventM6.2

M5.32025-09-03 03:38:20 UTC16.9 km180 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.52025-09-03 03:38:20 UTC16.9 km M5.42025-09-03 03:38:21 UTC35.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.42025-09-03 03:38:21 UTC27.8 kmEvent of magnitude 5.4, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.62025-09-03 03:38:22 UTC21.9 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia] M5.32025-09-03 03:38:25 UTC29.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-09-03 04:02:17 UTC73.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-09-03 04:02:17 UTC70.7 kmEvent of magnitude 5.2, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.92025-09-03 04:02:17 UTC66.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-09-03 04:02:20 UTC63.2 km166 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.32025-09-03 05:27:53 UTC146.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.22025-09-03 08:20:15 UTC75.9 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#229

Earlier events M≥41122

Earlier events M≥5581

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 UTC130.4 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC135.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC130.4 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC92.0 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC92.6 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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