Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at unknown depth1 Aug 05:13 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 11 minutes.1 Aug 05:13: Now using data updates from EMSC... [show all] ...1 Aug 05:14: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 48.00 to 35.00 km (from 30 to 22 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.3 km (3.9 mi) towards SE.1 Aug 05:14: Magnitude recalculated from 5.3 to 5.2.1 Aug 05:15: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.0.1 Aug 05:16: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.2.1 Aug 05:16: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.1.1 Aug 05:17: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 5.0. Epicenter location corrected by 4.7 km (2.9 mi) towards SE.1 Aug 05:18: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.4.1 Aug 05:18: Epicenter location corrected by 1.9 km (1.2 mi) towards NE.1 Aug 05:19: Magnitude recalculated from 5.4 to 5.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 35.00 to 10.00 km (from 22 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 25 km (15 mi) towards SSE.1 Aug 05:20: Now using data updates from USGSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 1, 2025 05:02:18 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Aug 1, 2025, at 04:02 pm (GMT +11)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude5.0Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude51.2714°N / 159.5028°ERussiaSeismic antipode51.2714°S / 20.497°WQuality66 seismic stationsShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Nearest volcanoPiratkovsky (148 km / 92 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 10.7°C (51 F), humidity: 98%, wind: 9 m/s (18 kts) from SWEstimated seismic energy released2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.0 | about seismic energy26 minutes agoAug 1, 2025 05:02 GMT / Aug 1, 2025 04:02 pm (GMT +11)Lat / Lng: 51.2714 / 159.5028: 199 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaSource: USGSOther sources: GFZ: 5.2 / 10 km, RaspberryShake: 5.2 / 10 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22012489',51.27140,159.50280,'26 minutes ago: Mag. 5.0, 199 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia',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 199 km (124 mi) distance north 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(*)RegionCountry199 km (124 mi)N of epicenterVilyuchinsk(pop: 25,200)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia206 km (128 mi)NW of epicenterParatunka(pop: 1,770)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia208 km (129 mi)N of epicenterPetropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy(pop: 181,200)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia210 km (130 mi)W of epicenterOzernovskiy(pop: 2,620)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia227 km (141 mi)N of epicenterYelizovo(pop: 40,700)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia246 km (153 mi)W of epicenterSevero-Kuril'sk(pop: 2,420)II: Very weakSakhalin OblastRussia385 km (240 mi)N of epicenterMil'kovo(pop: 8,250)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia482 km (300 mi)N of epicenterAtlasovo(pop: 5,000)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia520 km (323 mi)N of epicenterEsso(pop: 1,970)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia532 km (331 mi)N of epicenterKozyrevsk(pop: 1,240)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia568 km (353 mi)N of epicenterKlyuchi(pop: 10,000)I: Not feltKamchatkaRussia585 km (363 mi)N of epicenterUst’-Kamchatsk Staryy(pop: 4,940)I: Not feltKamchatkaRussia614 km (382 mi)NE of epicenterNikol'skoye(pop: 613)I: Not feltKamchatkaRussiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2025-08-1EpicenterAgency5.010 km6.2 mi(*)±1.9 km05:02:18.132199 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaEpicenter uncertainty: ± 9 kmUSGS (United States Geological Survey)5.21± 0.2210 km6.2 mi(*)05:02:20.16±0.31sOff East Coast of Kamchatka25 km (16 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 5.6 kmGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)5.210 km6.2 mi(*)05:02:20Off East Coast of Kamchatka25 km (16 mi) epicenter difference with USGSRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)5.12± 0.3610 km6.2 mi(*)05:02:35.112±0.35sEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy247 km (153 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 5.9 kmRENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS))5.010 km6.2 mi(*)05:02:18.132±1.5sOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 14 kmEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)5.010 km6.2 mi(*)05:02:18off east coast of kamchatka0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSIRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Previous quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 1 hour and 23 minutes after a magnitude 5.3 earthquake had hit on Friday, Aug 1, 2025, at 02:39 pm (GMT +11 local time) in 95 km (59 mi) distance to the northeast:Mag. 5.3 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Kamchatka, Russia - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 8.8. It had occurred 2 days earlier, on Wednesday, Jul 30, 2025, at 11:24 am (GMT +12 local time) in Kamchatka, Russia:Mag. 8.8 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Kamchatka, Russia - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 9.0. It had occurred 73 years ago earlier, on Wednesday, Nov 5, 1952, at 04:58 am (GMT +12 local time) in Kamchatka, Russia:Mag. 9.0 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Kamchatka, Russia - Nov 5, 1952 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapAug 1, 03:09 pm (Kamchatka)4.916 km61 km (38 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 157 km east of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT ITInfoAug 1, 02:39 pm (GMT +11)5.310 km95 km (59 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 159 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT ITInfoAug 1, 02:29 pm (Kamchatka)4.822 km34 km (21 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 183 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT ITInfoAug 1, 02:18 pm (Kamchatka)4.848 km100 km (62 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 119 km east of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT ITInfoAug 1, 01:48 pm (GMT +11)5.135 km59 km (37 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 160 km east of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT IT - 1 reportInfoAug 1, 02:35 am (Kamchatka)6.249 km67 km (42 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 164 km east of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT ITInfoAug 1, 02:34 am (GMT +12)5.510 km49 km (30 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 178 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT IT - 1 reportInfoJul 31, 01:38 pm (GMT +11)5.310 km74 km (46 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 164 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT IT - 2 reportsInfoJul 31, 07:08 am (GMT +12)5.310 km13 km (8.3 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 200 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT ITInfoJul 30, 11:16 am (GMT +11)6.310 km89 km (55 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 135 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT IT - 2 reportsInfoJul 30, 12:09 pm (GMT +12)6.925 km103 km (64 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 133 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT IT - 7 reportsInfoJul 30, 11:37 am (GMT +12)6.035 km43 km (27 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 170 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT ITInfoJul 30, 11:31 am (Kamchatka)6.162 km56 km (35 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 186 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT ITInfoJul 30, 11:29 am (Kamchatka)5.941 km90 km (56 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 120 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT IT - 1 reportInfoJul 30, 11:25 am (Kamchatka)7.216 km107 km (67 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 94 km southeast of Vilyuchinsk, Yelizovsky District, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT ITInfoJul 30, 11:24 am (GMT +12)8.835 km149 km (93 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 130 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT IT - 111 reportsInfoJul 20, 05:49 pm (GMT +11)7.410 km202 km (126 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 146 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia 36 reportsInfoAug 18, 2024 07:10 am (Kamchatka)7.029 km190 km (118 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 102 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia 88 reportsInfoNov 2, 2018 09:39 pm (Kamchatka)5.872 km95 km (59 mi) to the NW116 km From Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy 20 reportsInfoJul 6, 2018 01:40 pm (Kamchatka)6.177 km113 km (70 mi) to the W Near East Coast of Kamchatka 24 reportsInfoJan 30, 2016 03:25 pm (Kamchatka)7.1164 km308 km (192 mi) to the NMil'kovskiy Rayon, 88 km north of Yelizovo, Kamchatka, Russia 4 reportsInfoSep 18, 2008 11:58 pm (Kamchatka)5.935 km108 km (67 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 126 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoMar 9, 1999 12:25 am (GMT +12)6.957 km87 km (54 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 127 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoMay 28, 1998 08:41 am (GMT +12)6.060 km108 km (67 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 110 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoJun 30, 1996 11:32 pm (GMT +12)6.133 km55 km (34 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 169 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoJun 23, 1996 02:50 am (GMT +12)6.233 km23 km (14 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 190 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoJun 22, 1996 01:57 am (GMT +12)6.720 km42 km (26 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 170 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoApr 1, 1995 05:50 pm (GMT +12)6.030 km115 km (71 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 93 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoNov 17, 1993 11:18 pm (GMT +12)6.033 km84 km (52 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 139 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoNov 13, 1993 01:18 pm (GMT +12)7.034 km94 km (59 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 126 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoJun 9, 1993 01:03 am (GMT +12)7.571 km117 km (73 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, Kamchatka, 164 km east of Ostrov Atlasova Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoDec 20, 1992 12:14 am (Kamchatka)6.153 km103 km (64 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 130 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoApr 6, 1975 10:34 pm (GMT +12)6.233 km111 km (69 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 134 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoFeb 28, 1973 04:37 pm (Ust-Nera)7.227 km223 km (138 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 39 km southeast of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoNov 25, 1971 07:35 am (GMT +12)7.3125 km172 km (107 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 48 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoMay 4, 1959 07:15 pm (Kamchatka)7.955 km221 km (138 mi) to the NYelizovskiy Rayon, 77 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoApr 18, 1955 06:35 am (GMT +12)6.529 km83 km (52 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 153 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoMay 4, 1954 03:29 am (GMT +12)6.430 km62 km (38 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 158 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoDec 25, 1953 01:51 pm (GMT +12)6.835 km116 km (72 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 124 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoDec 25, 1953 11:21 am (GMT +12)6.425 km110 km (69 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 129 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoMay 19, 1953 03:11 pm (GMT +12)6.414 km60 km (37 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 149 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoNov 7, 1952 07:46 am (GMT +12)6.530 km57 km (35 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 173 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoNov 5, 1952 04:58 am (GMT +12)9.022 km152 km (94 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 92 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoOct 2, 1946 06:43 am (Universal Time)6.434 km127 km (79 mi) to the NWYelizovskiy Rayon, 100 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoJun 30, 1936 03:06 pm (Universal Time)7.415 km91 km (57 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 256 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoFeb 3, 1923 06:42 pm (Universal Time)7.315 km343 km (213 mi) to the NYelizovskiy Rayon, 159 km northeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoMar 24, 1921 02:41 pm (Universal Time)6.825 km91 km (57 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 187 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoOct 31, 1916 03:31 pm (Universal Time)7.315 km197 km (122 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 161 km east of Ostrov Paramushir Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoMay 5, 1911 10:36 am (GMT +11)7.60 km249 km (155 mi) to the WSea of Okhotsk, 48 km northwest of Ozernovskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoJul 24, 1904 10:44 am (Universal Time)7.60 km88 km (55 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 121 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoJun 27, 1904 12:09 pm (GMT +12)7.90 km88 km (55 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 121 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoJun 25, 1904 09:00 pm (Universal Time)7.730 km174 km (108 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 70 km southeast of Ostrov Krasheninnikova Island, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoJun 25, 1904 02:45 pm (Universal Time)7.515 km149 km (93 mi) to the E 274 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, RussiaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]