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M5.0 Depth: 33.0 km

M5.0 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-09-18 19:19:26 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On September 18, 2025 at 19:19 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near Earthquake location (52.756, 157.649). With a focal depth of about 33 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
33.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-18 19:19:26 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
nnsn
Coordinates
52.75600, 157.64900

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Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 33 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 33 km
Shallow
33 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Vilyuchinsk54.5 kmE25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy74.0 kmNE181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Tolmachev Dol
    Distance: 15 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'021 m ·Last eruption: 300 ·Russia
  • Opala
    Distance: 32 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 2'439 m ·Last eruption: 1776 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 34 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 40 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 41 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 43 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours12
First 24 hours21
First 72 hours26
Strongest subsequent eventM6.3
M5.92025-09-18 20:17:39 UTC144.7 km M5.12025-09-18 20:52:48 UTC59.3 km M5.32025-09-18 21:37:57 UTC120.4 kmKamcatskij kraj M5.02025-09-18 22:45:38 UTC109.0 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-09-18 22:45:43 UTC96.5 kmElizovskij rajon M4.62025-09-18 22:45:45 UTC130.2 km58 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.92025-09-18 22:59:47 UTC134.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-09-18 22:59:49 UTC40.3 kmElizovskij rajon M5.32025-09-19 00:22:50 UTC128.7 km M5.52025-09-19 00:25:10 UTC146.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-09-19 00:25:17 UTC138.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-09-19 01:12:05 UTC130.8 kmElizovskij rajon

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#115
Earlier events M≥4305
Earlier events M≥5152
Compared since2025-01-23

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M7.02025-07-29 23:48:27 UTC105.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.02025-07-29 23:48:21 UTC121.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.72025-07-30 00:31:16 UTC116.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.72025-07-30 00:16:05 UTC128.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.52025-07-30 00:16:06 UTC128.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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