Back to map

M5.2 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-12-21 00:23:04 UTC Local time: —
Earthquake newsQuakeMap24
Archive record · original publication time was not recorded

Automatically generated from measurement data by QuakeMap24. Values may change after further analysis.

Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
33.0 km
Source
NNSN

Earthquake location (49.45, 144.251)

Map

M5.2 Earthquake · 2025-12-21 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake · 2025-12-21 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near Earthquake location (49.45, 144.251) on December 21, 2025 at 00:23 UTC. With a focal depth of about 33 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 data is provided by NNSN and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
15b62c34ae4472f8d9867c25b7dc68e78c0ab1ee
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
33.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-21 00:23:04 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
49.45000, 144.25100

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
Poronaysk87.8 kmW16'677
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk299.4 kmSW198'973
Khabarovsk676.9 kmW618'150

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

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

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
731
Country (24h)
—
—
Current earthquakes in
Magnitude Place Local time
No recent events available.

Share