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M5.6 Earthquake near Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia (Russia)

UTC time: 2025-07-30 00:04:58 UTC Local time: —
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M5.6 Earthquake near Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia (Russia) · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia (Russia) · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.6 earthquake was recorded near Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia (Russia) on July 30, 2025 at 00:04 UTC. 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 data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
fa5c1063d59ed8e27d466160442aaa3e4abbe550
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-30 00:04:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Russia
City
Kamcatskij kraj
Source
gfz
Coordinates
52.87000, 157.26000
Temperature
17.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (48.8 km)
Regional average: 48.8 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
Vilyuchinsk77.2 kmE25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy94.1 kmE181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Tolmachev Dol
    Distance: 34 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'021 m ·Last eruption: 300 ·Russia
  • Opala
    Distance: 37 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 2'439 m ·Last eruption: 1776 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 63 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 66 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 66 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 69 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Yelizovo AirportRussia · PKC · UHPP
    86.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours3
First 24 hours20
First 72 hours39
Strongest subsequent eventM6.7
M6.72025-07-30 00:31:16 UTC144.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-30 02:59:32 UTC149.9 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-07-30 04:22:24 UTC140.0 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-07-30 06:13:20 UTC97.2 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-07-30 06:13:21 UTC91.6 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-07-30 06:26:23 UTC102.9 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-07-30 06:26:23 UTC102.4 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-07-30 06:50:13 UTC135.1 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-07-30 06:50:14 UTC128.1 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-07-30 08:33:00 UTC148.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-07-30 11:36:38 UTC135.8 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.52025-07-30 11:36:41 UTC135.8 km121 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

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Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 332 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#2
Earlier events M≥421
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-02-21

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M7.02025-07-29 23:48:27 UTC134.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-07-24 11:39:30 UTC129.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-07-24 11:39:30 UTC128.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-07-21 03:13:44 UTC24.3 kmKamchatka Peninsula, Russia M4.92025-07-02 02:49:49 UTC102.6 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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