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M5.2 Earthquake near Eastern Russia-Northeastern China Border Region (Russia)

UTC time: 2025-10-25 11:45:22 UTC Local time: —
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M5.2 Earthquake near Eastern Russia-Northeastern China Border Region (Russia) · 2025-10-25 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near Eastern Russia-Northeastern China Border Region (Russia) · 2025-10-25 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 25, 2025 at 11:45 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near Eastern Russia-Northeastern China Border Region (Russia). At roughly 554 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
02f2eb4134c50ec7302813080bb601c48440010b
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
554.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-25 11:45:22 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Russia
City
Primorskij kraj
Source
gfz
Coordinates
43.07000, 131.27000
Temperature
0.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 554 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 554 km
Deep
554 km
554 km — deeper than the regional average (49.9 km)
Regional average: 49.9 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Vladivostok49.2 kmE604'901

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Jingpohu
    Distance: 226 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'000 m ·Last eruption: -520 ·China
  • Changbaishan
    Distance: 288 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'744 m ·Last eruption: 1903 ·China-North Korea
  • Longgang Group
    Distance: 398 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'000 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·China

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Vladivostok International AirportRussia · VVO · UHWW
    79.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 326 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥44
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-03-23

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.22025-10-25 11:45:21 UTC7.1 kmEastern Russia-Northeastern China Border Region M5.12025-10-25 11:45:21 UTC18.7 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Vladivostok (Monde) M4.52025-08-29 03:18:45 UTC38.7 kmE. RUSSIA-N.E. CHINA BORDER REG. M4.22025-03-23 12:03:01 UTC97.2 km9 km E of Bol’shoy Kamen’, Russia

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