Significant magnitude 5.3 earthquake 127 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia

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A magnitude 5.3 earthquake near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia, was reported only 13 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 28. km beneath the epicenter early morning on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025, at 2:14 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.5 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.2, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.5.Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (pop. 181,200) located 127 km from the epicenter.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 22, 2025 02:14 am (GMT +11) local time (21 Jul 2025 15:14 GMT)Magnitude: 5.3Depth: 28.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 52.67°N / 160.35°E (Kamchatka, Russia)Primary data source: EMSC