Strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake at unknown depth5 Oct 02:34 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 12 minutes.5 Oct 02:35: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 5, 2025 02:22:33 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Oct 5, 2025, at 02:22 am (Universal Time GMT +0)StatusconfirmedMagnitude5.2Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude51.743°N / 159.545°ERussiaSeismic antipode51.743°S / 20.455°WShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoMutnovsky (121 km / 75 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 9.6°C (49 F), humidity: 93%, wind: 10 m/s (20 kts) from SWEstimated seismic energy released4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.2 | about seismic energy13 minutes agoOct 5, 2025 02:22 GMT / Oct 5, 2025 02:22 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 51.743 / 159.545: Russia: Off East Coast of KamchatkaSource: EMSCOther sources: RENASS: 5.1 / 10 km, GFZ: 5.1 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22240431',51.74300,159.54500,'13 minutes ago: Mag. 5.2, Russia: Off East Coast of Kamchatka',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in KamchatkaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Vilyuchinsk, a town with 25,000 inhabitants in Russia, in 153 km (95 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry153 km (95 mi)NW of epicenterVilyuchinsk(pop: 25,200)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia160 km (99 mi)NW of epicenterPetropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy(pop: 181,200)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia161 km (100 mi)NW of epicenterParatunka(pop: 1,770)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia179 km (111 mi)NW of epicenterYelizovo(pop: 40,700)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia212 km (132 mi)W of epicenterOzernovskiy(pop: 2,620)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia266 km (166 mi)SW of epicenterSevero-Kuril'sk(pop: 2,420)III: WeakSakhalin OblastRussia334 km (208 mi)N of epicenterMil'kovo(pop: 8,250)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia430 km (267 mi)N of epicenterAtlasovo(pop: 5,000)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia469 km (291 mi)N of epicenterEsso(pop: 1,970)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia479 km (298 mi)N of epicenterKozyrevsk(pop: 1,240)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia516 km (321 mi)N of epicenterKlyuchi(pop: 10,000)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia534 km (332 mi)N of epicenterUst’-Kamchatsk Staryy(pop: 4,940)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia574 km (357 mi)NE of epicenterNikol'skoye(pop: 613)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-10-5EpicenterAgency5.210 km6.2 mi(*)02:22:33.69OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)5.1310 km6.2 mi(*)02:22:38.835near Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy81 km (50 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS))5.110 km6.2 mi(*)02:22:33.69Off East Coast of Kamchatka0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 245 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.54 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.8 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 10.3 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 134 quakes per year (or 11.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 195 quakes per year (or 16.2 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 224 quakes per year (or 18.7 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 227 quakes per year (or 18.9 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake