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M5.5 Depth: 30.0 km

M5.5 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-11-03 11:34:03 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On November 3, 2025 at 11:34 UTC, a magnitude M5.5 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. With a focal depth of about 30 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 GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
30.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-03 11:34:03 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
52.25000, 160.36000
Temperature
3.2°C

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Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 30 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 30 km
Shallow
30 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-Kamchatskiy147.8 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 149 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 149 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 152 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 156 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 161 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 163 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours24
First 24 hours72
First 72 hours86
Strongest subsequent eventM6.1
M5.22025-11-03 11:34:05 UTC86.5 kmEvent of magnitude 5.2, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.12025-11-03 11:37:49 UTC23.1 km M5.42025-11-03 11:37:52 UTC11.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-11-03 11:38:00 UTC48.0 kmEvent of magnitude 5.2, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.62025-11-03 11:46:43 UTC58.0 km177 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.92025-11-03 11:46:50 UTC36.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-11-03 11:47:28 UTC94.1 km53 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.82025-11-03 11:56:05 UTC11.9 km142 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.22025-11-03 11:56:07 UTC27.4 kmEvent of magnitude 5.2, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.22025-11-03 11:56:11 UTC68.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-11-03 12:06:53 UTC22.4 km169 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.72025-11-03 12:06:56 UTC23.8 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#186
Earlier events M≥41980
Earlier events M≥51004
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 UTC33.8 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC42.7 km M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC25.1 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC26.3 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.82025-09-18 18:58:18 UTC109.0 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka

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