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M5.2 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-07-30 10:09:41 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.6 km
Source
EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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M5.2 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA on July 30, 2025 at 10:09 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 11 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
fad0d6f1ce959bf64ba68abdf72a43dc38603517
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.6 km
UTC time
2025-07-30 10:09:41 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
52.25640, 160.44420
Temperature
12.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10.6 km
Shallow
10.6 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-Kamchatskiy151.9 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 154 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 155 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 155 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 161 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 166 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 167 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours53
First 24 hours129
First 72 hours181
Strongest subsequent eventM6.5
M5.42025-07-30 10:09:44 UTC8.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-30 10:13:04 UTC12.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-30 10:13:09 UTC13.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-07-30 10:40:52 UTC105.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-07-30 10:40:56 UTC105.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-07-30 10:57:38 UTC32.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-07-30 11:26:37 UTC96.7 km175 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.12025-07-30 11:26:38 UTC90.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.42025-07-30 11:26:39 UTC86.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-07-30 11:36:38 UTC149.5 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-07-30 11:49:32 UTC19.5 km145 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.62025-07-30 11:49:34 UTC25.0 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#143
Earlier events M≥4514
Earlier events M≥5280
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 UTC35.8 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC45.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC35.8 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC30.9 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC32.1 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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