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M5.1 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-10-05 02:22:33 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.1

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On October 5, 2025 at 02:22 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. 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 data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.1

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-10-05 02:22:33 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

51.74000, 159.54000

Temperature

10.4°C

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

Vilyuchinsk153.3 kmNW25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy159.7 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Mutnovsky

Distance: 121 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Khodutka

Distance: 130 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
Visokiy

Distance: 134 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
Asacha

Distance: 136 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia
Gorely

Distance: 137 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
Vilyuchinsky

Distance: 137 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 hours3

First 24 hours16

First 72 hours25

Strongest subsequent eventM6.9

M5.02025-10-05 02:22:37 UTC6.8 km146 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.12025-10-05 02:22:38 UTC77.6 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.62025-10-05 04:00:51 UTC56.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-10-05 15:08:54 UTC41.8 km189 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.32025-10-05 15:08:54 UTC25.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-10-05 15:08:56 UTC18.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-10-05 15:08:56 UTC25.1 kmEvent of magnitude 5.3, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.92025-10-05 15:09:06 UTC49.0 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-10-05 16:01:28 UTC61.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-10-05 16:01:30 UTC38.8 km186 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.32025-10-05 16:01:31 UTC45.7 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-10-05 16:01:31 UTC59.1 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde)

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#543

Earlier events M≥41684

Earlier events M≥5902

Compared since2025-01-18

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 UTC97.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC101.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC97.7 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC60.1 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC60.2 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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