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M5.0 earthquake near Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka

434 d ago · 8 Aug 2025, 13:05 UTC 89 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 89 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia on 8 Aug 2025, 13:05 UTC at a depth of 85 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Vilyuchinsk, about 89 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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