ADAM Earthquake Event: Magnitude 5.6 Near Vilyuchinsk, Russia, August 2025

WFP’s Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system collected this dataset on a magnitude 5.6 earthquake that occurred on August 01, 2025, 100 km south of Vilyuchinsk, Russia. The data includes the epicenter coordinates (52.0305, 158.3556), depth of 72.617 km, and an initial impact estimate of 476 people within 50 km. The dataset was last updated on May 21, 2026, and is available in GEOJSON and CSV formats.

Use Cases

• Map the earthquake's impact zone based on the provided epicenter coordinates and 50 km radius.
• Model population exposure for disaster risk assessment using the initial impact estimate of 476 people.
• Analyze seismic event characteristics based on the recorded magnitude, depth, and location data.

Strengths

• Includes precise geographic coordinates (latitude 52.0305, longitude 158.3556) and depth (72.617 km) for the event.
• Provides an initial quantitative impact estimate of 476 people affected within a defined 50 km radius.
• Data is produced by the WFP's operational ADAM system for humanitarian emergencies.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)

Collection Method

Automated collection, analysis, and mapping of geospatial and socio-economic information following a sudden onset humanitarian emergency.

Time Range

Primary event date: August 01, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 21:43:40.695788; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Epicenter 100 km south of Vilyuchinsk, Russia; coordinates 52.0305, 158.3556.