Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at unknown depth3 Aug 19:08 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 12 minutes.3 Aug 19:08: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 3, 2025 18:56:31 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Aug 3, 2025, at 06:56 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)StatusconfirmedMagnitude5.0Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude52.727°N / 160.38°EKamchatka, RussiaSeismic antipode52.727°S / 19.62°WShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoAvachinsky (119 km / 74 mi)Estimated 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 energy12 minutes agoAug 3, 2025 18:56 GMT / Aug 3, 2025 06:56 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 52.727 / 160.38: Russia: Off East Coast of KamchatkaSource: EMSCOther sources: GFZ: 5.0 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22020071',52.72700,160.38000,'12 minutes ago: Mag. 5.0, 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 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, a city with more than 180,000 inhabitants in Russia, in 123 km (77 mi) distance west 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(*)RegionCountry123 km (77 mi)W of epicenterPetropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy(pop: 181,200)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia135 km (84 mi)W of epicenterVilyuchinsk(pop: 25,200)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia143 km (89 mi)W of epicenterYelizovo(pop: 40,700)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia145 km (90 mi)W of epicenterParatunka(pop: 1,770)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia248 km (154 mi)NW of epicenterMil'kovo(pop: 8,250)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia298 km (185 mi)SW of epicenterOzernovskiy(pop: 2,620)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia324 km (201 mi)N of epicenterAtlasovo(pop: 5,000)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia371 km (230 mi)N of epicenterKozyrevsk(pop: 1,240)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia372 km (231 mi)SW of epicenterSevero-Kuril'sk(pop: 2,420)II: Very weakSakhalin OblastRussia372 km (231 mi)N of epicenterEsso(pop: 1,970)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia401 km (249 mi)N of epicenterKlyuchi(pop: 10,000)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia412 km (256 mi)N of epicenterUst’-Kamchatsk Staryy(pop: 4,940)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia459 km (285 mi)NE of epicenterNikol'skoye(pop: 613)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia570 km (354 mi)N of epicenterTigil'(pop: 1,990)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 GMT2025-08-3EpicenterAgency5.010 km6.2 mi(*)18:56:31.2OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)5.0310 km6.2 mi(*)18:56:31.2Off 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 260 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20.8 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.6 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 7.2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 94 quakes per year (or 7.8 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 182 quakes per year (or 15.2 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 232 quakes per year (or 19.3 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 240 quakes per year (or 20 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake