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M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-09-17 14:46:41 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.9 km
Source
EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-09-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-09-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA on September 17, 2025 at 14:46 UTC. With a focal depth of about 11 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 event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
4e5d6491e67305c0ea722745f97431dde17bb426
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.9 km
UTC time
2025-09-17 14:46:41 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
53.08450, 161.57610
Temperature
11.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10.9 km
Shallow
10.9 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-Kamchatskiy197.0 kmW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Zhupanovsky
    Distance: 171 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
  • Bolshoi Semiachik
    Distance: 171 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'720 m ·Last eruption: -4450 ·Russia
  • Maly Semyachik
    Distance: 171 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'527 m ·Last eruption: 1952 ·Russia
  • Akademia Nauk
    Distance: 172 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'180 m ·Last eruption: 1996 ·Russia
  • Karymsky
    Distance: 177 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'513 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Russia
  • Kikhpinych
    Distance: 179 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'515 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours219
Strongest subsequent eventM7.8
M5.02025-09-17 14:46:44 UTC7.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.52025-09-17 16:44:59 UTC139.1 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.42025-09-17 20:57:39 UTC136.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M7.52025-09-18 18:58:13 UTC81.3 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M7.82025-09-18 18:58:14 UTC57.0 km143 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.82025-09-18 18:58:14 UTC71.9 km127 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.32025-09-18 18:58:14 UTC84.0 kmKamcatskij kraj M7.82025-09-18 18:58:15 UTC73.6 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.32025-09-18 18:58:15 UTC57.4 km127 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.72025-09-18 18:58:16 UTC65.1 kmNear east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia] M7.82025-09-18 18:58:17 UTC52.7 km145 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.82025-09-18 18:58:18 UTC80.7 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka

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#329
Earlier events M≥4833
Earlier events M≥5417
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 UTC113.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC114.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC113.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC144.8 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC145.2 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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