Back to map

M5.5 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-09-22 16:28:54 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

M5.5

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

Map

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.5 earthquake was recorded near Off East Coast of Kamchatka on September 22, 2025 at 16:28 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

1a89940724766f0150037d7d01d3a0c813e44041

Magnitude

M5.5

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-09-22 16:28:54 UTC

Local time

—

Country

—

Source

gfz

Coordinates

51.65000, 159.45000

Temperature

11.8°C

Depth profile

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

Vilyuchinsk159.3 kmNW25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy166.8 kmN181'216

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

Mutnovsky

Distance: 123 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Khodutka

Distance: 128 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
Ksudach

Distance: 133 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
Visokiy

Distance: 136 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
Asacha

Distance: 136 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia
Olkoviy-Ozernoy Volcanic Field

Distance: 138 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 681 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours31

First 24 hours42

First 72 hours56

Strongest subsequent eventM6.3

M5.52025-09-22 16:28:59 UTC19.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.82025-09-22 16:29:00 UTC62.3 kmNear east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia] M5.22025-09-22 16:29:05 UTC62.4 kmEvent of magnitude 5.2, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.02025-09-22 16:29:08 UTC20.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-09-22 16:32:08 UTC9.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-09-22 16:32:14 UTC29.1 km153 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.42025-09-22 17:13:39 UTC12.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.52025-09-22 17:13:40 UTC12.8 kmEvent of magnitude 5.5, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.72025-09-22 17:13:41 UTC14.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-09-22 17:13:43 UTC8.7 km154 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.12025-09-22 17:13:45 UTC22.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-09-22 17:51:46 UTC30.8 kmNEAR 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#136

Earlier events M≥41475

Earlier events M≥5789

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 UTC109.4 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC113.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC109.4 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC71.9 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC72.0 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

491

Country (24h)

—

Current earthquakes in

Magnitude Place Local time

No recent events available.