Strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 49 km depth29 Aug 07:04 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 11 minutes.29 Aug 07:04: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.1.29 Aug 07:04: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 29, 2025 06:53:29 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Aug 29, 2025, at 05:53 pm (GMT +11)StatusconfirmedMagnitude5.1Depth49 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude51.855°N / 159.0651°EKamchatka, RussiaSeismic antipode51.855°S / 20.935°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoPiratkovsky (88 km / 55 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Rain 11.2°C (52 F), humidity: 84%, wind: 21 m/s (42 kts) from NEstimated seismic energy released2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.1 | about seismic energy12 minutes agoAug 29, 2025 06:53 GMT / Aug 29, 2025 05:53 pm (GMT +11)Lat / Lng: 51.855 / 159.0651: Russia: Off East Coast of KamchatkaSource: EMSCOther sources: GFZ: 5.1 / 10 km, RENASS: 5.0 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22112438',51.85500,159.06510,'12 minutes ago: Mag. 5.1, 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 Kamchatka KamchatkaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Vilyuchinsk, a town with 25,000 inhabitants in Russia, in 128 km (79 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(*)RegionCountry128 km (79 mi)N of epicenterVilyuchinsk(pop: 25,200)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia135 km (84 mi)NW of epicenterParatunka(pop: 1,770)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia138 km (86 mi)N of epicenterPetropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy(pop: 181,200)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia155 km (97 mi)N of epicenterYelizovo(pop: 40,700)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia181 km (113 mi)W of epicenterOzernovskiy(pop: 2,620)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia243 km (151 mi)SW of epicenterSevero-Kuril'sk(pop: 2,420)II: Very weakSakhalin OblastRussia317 km (197 mi)N of epicenterMil'kovo(pop: 8,250)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia419 km (260 mi)N of epicenterAtlasovo(pop: 5,000)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia454 km (282 mi)N of epicenterEsso(pop: 1,970)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia469 km (292 mi)N of epicenterKozyrevsk(pop: 1,240)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia510 km (317 mi)N of epicenterKlyuchi(pop: 10,000)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia535 km (332 mi)NE of epicenterUst’-Kamchatsk Staryy(pop: 4,940)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia590 km (366 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 GMT2025-08-29EpicenterAgency5.149 km30 mi06:53:29.9OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)5.1510 km6.2 mi(*)06:53:24.9Off East Coast of Kamchatka21 km (13 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)5.0610 km6.2 mi(*)06:53:24.282near Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy34 km (21 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS))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 237 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.5 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 7.6 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 87 quakes per year (or 7.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 144 quakes per year (or 12 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 175 quakes per year (or 14.5 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 182 quakes per year (or 15.2 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake