M5.3 Depth: 33.0 km

M5.3 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-09-19 11:25:12 UTC Local time:

About this earthquake

On September 19, 2025 at 11:25 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near Earthquake location (53.006, 156.147). With a focal depth of about 33 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 NNSN and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
33.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-19 11:25:12 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
53.00600, 156.14700

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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
Yelizovo150.7 kmE40'692
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy166.0 kmE181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Opala
    Distance: 95 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 2'439 m ·Last eruption: 1776 ·Russia
  • Tolmachev Dol
    Distance: 105 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'021 m ·Last eruption: 300 ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 134 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 136 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 137 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 142 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#8
Earlier events M≥442
Earlier events M≥528
Compared since2025-06-05

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

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