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M5.2 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-10-19 07:23:44 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 October 19, 2025 at 07:23 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. With a focal depth of about 10 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 data is provided by USP and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-10-19 07:23:44 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usp

Coordinates

52.41809, 160.65749

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

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy154.4 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Avachinsky

Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 164 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Zhupanovsky

Distance: 165 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 165 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
Mutnovsky

Distance: 167 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 169 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 hours3

First 24 hours14

First 72 hours25

Strongest subsequent eventM6.9

M5.52025-10-19 07:23:45 UTC9.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-10-19 07:23:46 UTC16.6 kmEvent of magnitude 5.3, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.52025-10-19 07:23:46 UTC9.5 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia] M4.82025-10-19 16:07:05 UTC140.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-10-19 18:27:53 UTC127.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-10-19 18:27:55 UTC135.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-10-19 18:27:57 UTC139.8 km171 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.92025-10-19 19:55:28 UTC130.6 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula M4.52025-10-19 19:55:29 UTC141.1 km177 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.52025-10-19 19:55:29 UTC133.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-10-19 19:55:31 UTC128.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-10-20 04:18:37 UTC122.3 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#478

Earlier events M≥41881

Earlier events M≥51015

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 UTC35.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC44.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC35.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC50.9 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC51.7 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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