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M5.5 Depth: 21.0 km

M5.5 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-11-04 04:45:30 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On November 4, 2025 at 04:45 UTC, a magnitude M5.5 earthquake occurred near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. With a focal depth of about 21 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
21.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-04 04:45:30 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
52.31700, 160.47730
Temperature
4.3°C

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Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 21 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 21 km
Shallow
21 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-Kamchatskiy149.8 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 152 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 155 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 156 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 161 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 163 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Zhupanovsky
    Distance: 167 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours17
First 24 hours22
First 72 hours34
Strongest subsequent eventM6.1
M5.82025-11-04 04:45:32 UTC16.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-11-04 05:14:49 UTC39.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-11-04 05:14:56 UTC96.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-11-04 05:15:00 UTC106.2 km54 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.92025-11-04 05:29:37 UTC4.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-11-04 05:29:38 UTC7.8 km157 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.02025-11-04 05:29:43 UTC116.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-11-04 05:33:41 UTC37.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-11-04 05:33:41 UTC34.6 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-11-04 06:28:23 UTC18.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.52025-11-04 06:28:24 UTC26.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.42025-11-04 06:28:24 UTC16.3 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#256
Earlier events M≥42099
Earlier events M≥51129
Compared since2025-01-16

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 UTC31.8 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC41.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC31.8 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC35.0 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC36.0 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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