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M5.6 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-10-11 03:08:59 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
33.0 km
Source
NNSN

Earthquake location (56.546, 161.241)

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M5.6 Earthquake · 2025-10-11 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake · 2025-10-11 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.6 earthquake was recorded near Earthquake location (56.546, 161.241) on October 11, 2025 at 03:08 UTC. With a focal depth of about 33 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

ID
6526a2ca4d4d6797edcc017686b20dcaf5d4c482
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
33.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-11 03:08:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
56.54600, 161.24100

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 33 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 33 km
Shallow
33 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
Yelizovo415.6 kmSW40'692
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy421.8 kmSW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Sheveluch Activity reported
    Distance: 14 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'283 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Russia
  • Klyuchevskoy Activity reported
    Distance: 66 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'754 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Russia
  • Ushkovsky
    Distance: 66 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 3'943 m ·Last eruption: 1890 ·Russia
  • Shisheika
    Distance: 68 km ·Lava dome ·Elevation: 355 m ·Last eruption: -2240 ·Russia
  • Kamen
    Distance: 71 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'585 m ·Russia
  • Bezymianny
    Distance: 75 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'882 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Russia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Ust'-Kamchatsk AirportRussia · UHPK
    95.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

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≥43
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-01-15

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

Strongest earlier events

M4.22025-02-11 02:14:32 UTC84.0 km22 km NNE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia M4.02025-05-26 12:09:20 UTC133.8 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.02025-01-15 08:37:17 UTC97.6 km45 km SSW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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