A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Vilyuchinsk in Russia. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 80.957 km (50 miles). Unique identifier: us6000r10v. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000r10v. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/07/25 / 2025-07-30 01:04:35 / July 30, 2025 @ 1:04 am. The temblor was reported at 01:04:35 / 1:04 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 158.8849° East, 52.7348° North, depth 80.957 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Russia (c. 140 702 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yelizovo, Vilyuchinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 38 km (24 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (c. 187 300 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Yelizovo (c. 40 700 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Vilyuchinsk (c. 25 200 pop).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and eighteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and seventy-seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and eighty-one and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 39 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia.
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