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M5.0 Depth: 27.0 km

M5.0 Earthquake near Near East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-09-11 05:52:48 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near Near East Coast of Kamchatka on September 11, 2025 at 05:52 UTC. With a focal depth of about 27 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
27.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-11 05:52:48 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
51.97000, 158.85000
Temperature
13.1°C

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Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 27 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 27 km
Shallow
27 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
Vilyuchinsk111.1 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy122.6 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 69 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Khodutka
    Distance: 79 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 81 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 82 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 85 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 90 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours7
First 24 hours10
First 72 hours32
Strongest subsequent eventM6.3
M5.02025-09-11 09:26:52 UTC17.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-09-11 09:26:52 UTC63.1 km M4.72025-09-11 09:26:53 UTC60.2 km165 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.12025-09-11 10:40:40 UTC36.7 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.92025-09-11 10:40:40 UTC65.9 km M4.92025-09-11 10:40:41 UTC82.8 km190 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.12025-09-11 10:40:42 UTC39.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-09-11 17:45:09 UTC43.1 km M4.72025-09-11 18:27:13 UTC65.8 km M4.92025-09-11 18:27:20 UTC11.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.52025-09-12 12:36:59 UTC78.0 km M4.62025-09-12 18:32:16 UTC86.9 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#456
Earlier events M≥41184
Earlier events M≥5590
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 UTC109.0 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC108.1 km M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC82.6 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC81.6 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.82025-07-29 23:24:50 UTC109.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka

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