Updated 2025-10-17 02:34:10 UTC

M 5.1 — 138 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Magnitude 5.1, depth 10.0 km, 2025-07-30 01:48:15 UTC.

MagnitudeM 5.1
Depth10.0 km
Felt reports—
Statusreviewed
TsunamiNo
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Activity trend

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Quake Pulse Activity Index78/100Elevated
Current 30 days21
Historical monthly median14.0
Historical percentileP78
M5+ in 30 days5
M6+ in 30 days0
Activity trendabove the historical median (+50%)
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  • Magnitude M 5.1 at 10.0 km depth.
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Magnitude rank in database#28,235
Magnitude rank in country#959
M4.5+ within 250 km, ±15 days904
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Impact and context

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16/100Limited context
Felt reports—
Max felt intensity (CDI)—
Instrumental intensity (MMI)—
PAGER alertNot available
Tsunami indicator—
USGS significance400
Depth contextShallow
Nearby major city—
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M 5.1 · 138 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 100 kmInteractive 3D view of earthquakes within 100 km of M 5.1 · 138 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia.M 5.1 · 138 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, RussiaM 4.7 · 151 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 42.1 kmM 5.0 · 167 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 48.0 kmM 4.5 · 161 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 78.9 kmM 4.9 · 178 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 56.9 kmM 4.5 · 191 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 93.7 kmM 4.6 · 141 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 73.7 kmM 4.5 · 158 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 78.0 kmM 4.9 · 159 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 62.9 kmM 4.9 · 180 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 76.1 kmM 4.5 · 141 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 21.8 kmM 4.5 · 138 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 24.5 kmM 4.9 · 165 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 32.3 kmM 5.2 · 154 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 21.1 kmM 5.0 · 175 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 64.3 kmM 5.3 · 147 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 19.0 kmM 4.7 · 184 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 57.5 kmM 4.5 · 170 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 51.1 kmM 5.2 · 182 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 47.4 kmM 4.5 · 154 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 24.4 kmM 4.8 · 179 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 64.1 kmM 4.6 · 193 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 91.0 kmM 4.9 · 165 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 28.1 kmM 4.9 · 162 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 26.3 kmM 4.8 · 166 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 32.9 kmM 5.8 · 165 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 32.2 kmM 4.9 · 184 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 67.2 kmM 4.7 · 178 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 51.4 kmM 4.6 · 49 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 89.8 kmM 4.6 · 75 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 96.7 kmM 4.9 · 150 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 71.0 kmM 4.9 · 149 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 21.6 kmM 4.9 · 180 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 96.0 kmM 4.6 · 196 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 93.5 kmM 4.5 · 57 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 80.3 kmM 4.5 · 163 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 41.2 kmM 4.5 · 167 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 74.7 kmM 4.6 · 116 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 64.7 kmM 4.7 · 160 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 28.6 kmM 4.5 · 173 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 47.0 kmM 5.7 · 93 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 69.3 kmM 4.6 · 178 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 70.8 kmM 4.5 · 163 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 83.1 kmM 4.7 · 143 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 35.8 kmM 4.5 · 211 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 79.4 kmM 4.6 · 156 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 53.2 kmM 5.2 · 201 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 87.4 kmM 5.1 · 162 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 27.7 kmM 4.8 · 164 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 27.6 kmM 4.6 · 157 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 74.8 kmM 4.7 · 74 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 78.2 kmM 4.6 · 113 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 29.7 kmM 4.8 · 187 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 83.6 kmM 5.0 · 173 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 64.2 kmM 4.8 · 179 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 55.9 kmM 4.7 · 199 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 87.6 kmM 4.5 · 169 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 31.7 kmM 4.7 · 168 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 31.9 kmM 5.0 · 182 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 47.0 kmM 4.5 · 205 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 74.2 kmM 4.9 · 163 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 78.6 kmM 4.7 · 154 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 27.7 kmM 4.5 · 179 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 44.5 kmM 5.0 · 152 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 25.9 kmM 5.1 · 187 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 82.0 kmM 4.7 · 181 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 73.4 kmM 4.8 · 158 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 65.1 kmM 4.9 · 183 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 80.3 kmM 4.8 · 132 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 33.0 kmM 4.6 · 173 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 56.1 kmM 4.6 · 61 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 76.9 kmM 4.6 · 86 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 83.3 kmM 4.9 · 184 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 80.4 kmM 4.8 · 141 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 23.5 kmM 5.0 · 139 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 25.2 kmM 4.6 · 151 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 56.5 kmM 4.8 · 178 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 60.2 kmM 5.0 · 171 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 57.9 kmM 5.0 · 84 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 82.0 kmM 4.8 · 158 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 50.0 kmM 4.5 · 185 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 79.2 kmM 4.6 · 200 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 73.4 kmM 4.5 · 100 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 53.2 kmM 5.2 · 146 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 60.6 kmM 4.7 · 183 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 85.0 kmM 4.7 · 167 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 63.6 kmM 4.6 · 188 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 81.1 kmM 4.7 · 229 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 91.2 kmM 4.5 · 175 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 61.4 kmM 4.7 · 152 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 29.0 kmM 4.5 · 178 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 88.6 kmM 4.5 · 52 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 87.2 kmM 4.7 · 227 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 89.8 kmM 4.6 · 178 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 78.2 kmM 4.5 · 177 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 73.6 kmM 5.5 · 189 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 85.8 kmM 5.8 · 167 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 78.3 kmM 5.2 · 176 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 67.9 kmM 4.6 · 229 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 96.0 kmM 4.7 · 177 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 80.8 kmM 4.8 · 176 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 67.9 km
M 5.1 · 138 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia100 km100 Recent earthquakes

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USGS data evolution

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Revisions1
Magnitude change+0.0M 5.1 → M 5.1
Depth change+0.0 km
Last update515548 min
2025-10-17 02:34:10 UTC2025-10-17 02:34:10 UTC

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