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M5.1 Earthquake near NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA (Russia)

UTC time: 2025-10-21 23:37:09 UTC Local time: —
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M5.1 Earthquake near NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA (Russia) · 2025-10-21 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA (Russia) · 2025-10-21 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 21, 2025 at 23:37 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA (Russia). At around 74 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Russia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 2 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.0.

Details

ID
469114f7bb79c629cd67c2340995023ad6b4543f
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
73.8 km
UTC time
2025-10-21 23:37:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Russia
City
Kamcatskij kraj
Source
emsc
Coordinates
52.59620, 159.00210
Temperature
4.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 73.8 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 73.8 km
Intermediate
73.8 km
73.8 km — deeper than the regional average (49.1 km)
Regional average: 49.1 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

16felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Oct 22, 2025, 9:00 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Vilyuchinsk54.8 kmNW25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy57.8 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 50 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 56 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 57 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 65 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 74 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 75 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Yelizovo AirportRussia · PKC · UHPP
    73.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-31

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours15
Strongest subsequent eventM6.9
M4.42025-10-22 03:45:34 UTC76.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-10-22 10:58:31 UTC118.5 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula M6.22025-10-23 02:31:27 UTC141.3 km191 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.82025-10-23 02:31:27 UTC145.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.62025-10-23 02:31:28 UTC141.3 km191 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M6.02025-10-23 02:31:29 UTC125.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.42025-10-23 02:31:29 UTC131.9 kmEvent of magnitude 5.4, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.92025-10-23 02:31:31 UTC131.7 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia] M4.62025-10-23 02:53:13 UTC111.0 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-10-23 02:53:16 UTC116.2 km127 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.02025-10-23 07:03:47 UTC101.0 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula M4.62025-10-23 07:03:49 UTC100.8 km155 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 326 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#675
Earlier events M≥41941
Earlier events M≥51091
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 UTC78.9 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC72.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC78.9 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC80.8 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC79.0 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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