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M5.1 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-12-06 02:10:27 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
22.3 km
Source
EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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M5.1 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-12-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-12-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA on December 6, 2025 at 02:10 UTC. With a focal depth of about 22 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
15f1fae895e6865f8581d0e301fcaffda1400e2b
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
22.3 km
UTC time
2025-12-06 02:10:27 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
52.51170, 160.81020
Temperature
1.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 22.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 22.3 km
Shallow
22.3 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-Kamchatskiy159.1 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 156 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Zhupanovsky
    Distance: 163 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 167 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 172 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 176 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 177 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours8
First 72 hours22
Strongest subsequent eventM6.3
M4.82025-12-06 10:31:26 UTC26.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-12-06 10:31:27 UTC27.4 km157 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.12025-12-06 10:31:27 UTC34.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-12-06 11:12:46 UTC27.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-12-06 11:12:47 UTC77.9 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-12-06 11:12:50 UTC57.9 km139 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.52025-12-06 18:14:49 UTC91.5 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-12-06 18:14:52 UTC121.2 km74 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.82025-12-07 06:08:20 UTC85.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-12-07 06:08:22 UTC102.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.52025-12-07 06:08:24 UTC115.5 km112 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.32025-12-07 13:29:31 UTC124.4 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 150 km.

Magnitude rank#692
Earlier events M≥42076
Earlier events M≥51106
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 UTC43.7 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC50.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC43.7 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC65.0 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC65.7 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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