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M6.1 Earthquake near 181 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

UTC time: 2025-10-03 16:07:45 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.1
Depth
19.0 km
Source
USGS

181 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

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M6.1 Earthquake near 181 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 2025-10-03 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.1 Earthquake near 181 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 2025-10-03 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.1 earthquake was recorded near 181 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia on October 3, 2025 at 16:07 UTC. With a focal depth of about 19 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
888e0685719f84bb2b4db09fb638a5f897a6ffc2
Magnitude
M6.1
Depth
19.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-03 16:07:45 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
51.63620, 160.01690
Temperature
8.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 19 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 19 km
Shallow
19 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
Vilyuchinsk181.0 kmNW25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy184.7 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 154 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Khodutka
    Distance: 165 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 167 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 168 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 170 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 170 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours15
First 24 hours28
First 72 hours61
Strongest subsequent eventM6.3
M6.22025-10-03 16:07:48 UTC29.3 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia] M5.02025-10-03 16:11:20 UTC194.8 km M5.32025-10-03 16:18:02 UTC60.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-10-03 16:18:03 UTC26.7 km168 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.32025-10-03 16:18:11 UTC66.5 kmEvent of magnitude 5.3, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.72025-10-03 16:29:02 UTC24.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-10-03 17:45:57 UTC48.8 km135 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.92025-10-03 18:08:10 UTC40.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-10-03 18:08:11 UTC85.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-10-03 19:50:37 UTC3.6 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.52025-10-03 20:36:00 UTC17.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-10-03 20:36:02 UTC47.9 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 250 km.

Magnitude rank#81
Earlier events M≥42305
Earlier events M≥51217
Compared since2025-01-11

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 UTC99.9 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC106.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC99.9 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC62.7 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC63.7 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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