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M6.2 Earthquake near 164 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

UTC time: 2025-09-19 13:27:04 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.2
Depth
10.0 km
Source
NNSN

164 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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M6.2 Earthquake near 164 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 2025-09-19 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.2 Earthquake near 164 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 2025-09-19 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On September 19, 2025 at 13:27 UTC, a magnitude M6.2 earthquake occurred near 164 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

The data is provided by NNSN and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
020b5194c5dda825f073028cb1f1f7089fdb1967
Magnitude
M6.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-19 13:27:04 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
nnsn
Coordinates
52.24000, 160.64500

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy164.0 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 166 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 168 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 168 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 174 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 177 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Zhupanovsky
    Distance: 180 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours39
First 24 hours63
First 72 hours116
Strongest subsequent eventM6.3
M5.92025-09-19 13:27:05 UTC20.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.52025-09-19 13:27:05 UTC27.7 kmEvent of magnitude 5.5, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M6.02025-09-19 13:27:06 UTC15.6 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia] M5.12025-09-19 14:07:52 UTC36.4 km169 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.22025-09-19 14:07:52 UTC35.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-09-19 14:07:52 UTC34.2 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.12025-09-19 14:07:52 UTC37.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-09-19 14:23:38 UTC34.5 km168 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.02025-09-19 14:23:39 UTC45.5 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.12025-09-19 14:23:41 UTC99.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-09-19 14:23:43 UTC137.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.52025-09-19 14:55:19 UTC205.3 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 250 km.

Magnitude rank#65
Earlier events M≥41838
Earlier events M≥5974
Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M8.82025-07-29 23:24:50 UTC45.8 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC55.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC45.8 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC44.2 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC45.5 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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