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M5.2 Earthquake near 152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

UTC time: 2025-09-18 23:15:01 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
30.4 km
Source
USGS

152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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M5.2 Earthquake near 152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 2025-09-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near 152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 2025-09-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near 152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on September 18, 2025 at 23:15 UTC. With a focal depth of about 30 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 USGS.

Details

ID
82bff9e567d1260662cb6f21fb4687d8b2190f39
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
30.4 km
UTC time
2025-09-18 23:15:01 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
52.49070, 160.68120
Temperature
11.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 30.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 30.4 km
Shallow
30.4 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-Kamchatskiy152.1 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 150 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Zhupanovsky
    Distance: 159 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 161 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 164 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 168 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 168 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours36
First 24 hours125
First 72 hours179
Strongest subsequent eventM6.3
M4.82025-09-18 23:27:44 UTC41.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-09-18 23:27:45 UTC40.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-09-18 23:27:45 UTC29.8 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.92025-09-18 23:40:46 UTC20.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-09-18 23:40:47 UTC44.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-09-19 00:16:54 UTC45.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-09-19 00:16:54 UTC54.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-09-19 00:16:54 UTC45.7 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula M5.02025-09-19 00:16:56 UTC60.5 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.62025-09-19 00:22:36 UTC51.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.42025-09-19 00:22:36 UTC48.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-09-19 00:22:37 UTC48.9 kmEvent of magnitude 5.2, 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#362
Earlier events M≥41399
Earlier events M≥5755
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 UTC35.2 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC42.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC35.2 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC56.4 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC57.1 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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