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M5.0 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde)

UTC time: 2025-08-22 16:25:33 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
68.6 km
Source
RESIF

Event of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde)

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M5.0 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) · 2025-08-22 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) · 2025-08-22 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On August 22, 2025 at 16:25 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near Event of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde). With a focal depth of about 69 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
f346d2ef83271805078ba22e5dbd6303b1d37e51
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
68.6 km
UTC time
2025-08-22 16:25:33 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
resif
Coordinates
52.55323, 159.89684
Temperature
12.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 68.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 68.6 km
Shallow
68.6 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-Kamchatskiy102.5 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 106 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 115 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 116 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 117 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Zhupanovsky
    Distance: 126 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours9
First 72 hours47
Strongest subsequent eventM7.8
M4.42025-08-22 19:08:17 UTC91.4 km167 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.62025-08-22 19:08:17 UTC85.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-08-22 23:22:07 UTC86.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-08-23 01:45:28 UTC119.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-08-23 01:45:28 UTC132.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-08-23 04:22:26 UTC89.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-08-23 04:22:27 UTC67.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-08-23 04:22:27 UTC67.2 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.32025-08-23 10:57:00 UTC94.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-08-23 19:58:53 UTC85.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-08-23 19:58:55 UTC86.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-08-23 19:58:56 UTC102.0 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, 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#443
Earlier events M≥41099
Earlier events M≥5573
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 UTC18.3 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC12.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC18.3 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC39.9 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC38.7 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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