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M5.4 Earthquake near Komandorskiye Ostrova Region

UTC time: 2025-02-26 16:15:27 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.4

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: USP

Komandorskiye Ostrova Region

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About this earthquake

On February 26, 2025 at 16:15 UTC, a magnitude M5.4 earthquake occurred near Komandorskiye Ostrova Region. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USP.

Details

489885c7339555a438bad293097b0d0e94dc9580

Magnitude

M5.4

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-02-26 16:15:27 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usp

Coordinates

54.90904, 165.66628

Depth profile

Shallow

10 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-Kamchatskiy503.6 kmW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Piip

Distance: 120 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -300 m ·Last eruption: -5050 ·Russia
Vysoky

Distance: 313 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'129 m ·Last eruption: -550 ·Russia
Komarov

Distance: 316 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'065 m ·Last eruption: 950 ·Russia
Gamchen

Distance: 317 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'539 m ·Last eruption: -188 ·Russia
Kronotsky

Distance: 329 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'482 m ·Last eruption: -3350 ·Russia
Sheveluch Activity reported

Distance: 332 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'283 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours3

First 24 hours3

First 72 hours3

Strongest subsequent eventM5.8

M5.82025-02-26 16:15:29 UTC95.7 km153 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia M5.82025-02-26 16:15:31 UTC92.0 km M4.62025-02-26 18:07:43 UTC105.7 km144 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, 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 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1

Earlier events M≥42

Earlier events M≥50

Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M4.22025-02-17 07:24:26 UTC95.1 km237 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia M4.02025-01-02 19:27:26 UTC100.3 km206 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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