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M6.1 Earthquake near Near east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia]

UTC time: 2025-09-19 14:55:28 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.1
Depth
61.7 km
Source
INGV

Near east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia]

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M6.1 Earthquake near Near east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia] · 2025-09-19 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.1 Earthquake near Near east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia] · 2025-09-19 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On September 19, 2025 at 14:55 UTC, a magnitude M6.1 earthquake occurred near Near east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia]. With a focal depth of about 62 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

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

Details

ID
3aeed0506005e5d326444614a88fe4a13529877f
Magnitude
M6.1
Depth
61.7 km
UTC time
2025-09-19 14:55:28 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
ingv
Coordinates
51.26480, 157.86600
Temperature
10.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 61.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 61.7 km
Shallow
61.7 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
Vilyuchinsk189.0 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy206.7 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Zheltovsky
    Distance: 51 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 53 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 56 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Ksudach
    Distance: 64 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 65 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 69 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours9
First 24 hours17
First 72 hours42
Strongest subsequent eventM6.3
M5.92025-09-19 14:55:29 UTC18.2 km90 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.52025-09-19 14:55:29 UTC17.7 kmEvent of magnitude 5.5, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.62025-09-19 14:55:29 UTC18.2 km90 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.02025-09-19 15:37:27 UTC241.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-09-19 15:37:30 UTC238.7 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.22025-09-19 15:37:34 UTC249.2 km129 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.92025-09-19 17:38:31 UTC248.8 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-09-19 19:01:13 UTC137.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-09-19 19:01:15 UTC132.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.52025-09-20 02:47:42 UTC235.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.72025-09-20 02:47:49 UTC236.3 km M5.32025-09-20 02:47:50 UTC236.3 km74 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 250 km.

Magnitude rank#44
Earlier events M≥41884
Earlier events M≥5968
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 UTC211.3 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC211.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC211.3 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC180.0 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC179.4 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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Global (24h)
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