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M6.2 Earthquake near 191 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

UTC time: 2025-10-23 02:31:27 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.2
Depth
10.0 km
Source
NNSN

191 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

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M6.2 Earthquake near 191 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 2025-10-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.2 Earthquake near 191 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 2025-10-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 23, 2025 at 02:31 UTC, a magnitude M6.2 earthquake occurred near 191 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

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

Details

ID
143b620fa44e98c5c34d99c4499b311a32790abf
Magnitude
M6.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-23 02:31:27 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
51.39000, 159.65300

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
Vilyuchinsk191.4 kmNW25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy198.8 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Khodutka
    Distance: 153 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
  • Ksudach
    Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 154 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Olkoviy-Ozernoy Volcanic Field
    Distance: 162 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 681 m ·Russia
  • Zheltovsky
    Distance: 162 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 165 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours10
First 24 hours17
First 72 hours19
Strongest subsequent eventM6.9
M5.62025-10-23 02:31:28 UTC0.0 km191 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M6.02025-10-23 02:31:29 UTC20.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.42025-10-23 02:31:29 UTC18.8 kmEvent of magnitude 5.4, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.92025-10-23 02:31:31 UTC20.5 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia] M4.62025-10-23 02:53:13 UTC44.8 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-10-23 02:53:16 UTC96.3 km127 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia M4.52025-10-23 03:10:24 UTC62.0 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.02025-10-23 07:03:47 UTC65.6 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula M4.62025-10-23 07:03:49 UTC70.2 km155 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.62025-10-23 07:03:49 UTC64.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-10-23 09:02:03 UTC80.1 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.52025-10-23 09:02:05 UTC8.8 kmOFF 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#78
Earlier events M≥42581
Earlier events M≥51359
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 UTC131.5 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC136.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC131.5 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC93.2 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC93.8 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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