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M5.4 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-09-17 20:57:39 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.4

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: USP

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.4 earthquake was recorded near Off East Coast of Kamchatka on September 17, 2025 at 20:57 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M5.4

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-09-17 20:57:39 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usp

Coordinates

52.47153, 159.82066

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

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy103.8 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 107 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
Avachinsky

Distance: 109 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
Mutnovsky

Distance: 110 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Barkhatnaya Sopka

Distance: 113 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
Koryaksky

Distance: 120 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
Gorely

Distance: 121 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours5

First 24 hours59

First 72 hours240

Strongest subsequent eventM7.8

M5.52025-09-17 20:57:42 UTC38.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.42025-09-17 20:57:42 UTC27.5 kmEvent of magnitude 5.4, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.42025-09-17 20:57:47 UTC41.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.42025-09-17 20:57:48 UTC45.9 km60 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.22025-09-17 20:57:48 UTC150.0 km M4.72025-09-18 03:17:20 UTC94.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-09-18 07:31:11 UTC123.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-09-18 13:10:51 UTC98.2 km173 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.52025-09-18 13:10:51 UTC97.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.52025-09-18 18:58:13 UTC87.8 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M7.82025-09-18 18:58:14 UTC82.5 km143 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.82025-09-18 18:58:14 UTC92.7 km127 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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#186

Earlier events M≥41429

Earlier events M≥5758

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 UTC24.2 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC21.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC24.2 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC32.6 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC31.1 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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