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M5.7 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-09-12 20:53:06 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.7
Depth
25.4 km
Source
NNSN

Earthquake location (52.067, 159.844)

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M5.7 Earthquake · 2025-09-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.7 Earthquake · 2025-09-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.7 earthquake was recorded near Earthquake location (52.067, 159.844) on September 12, 2025 at 20:53 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 25 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

ID
8bf9645e99483fd84f3d6448cf4c18b8ba04788c
Magnitude
M5.7
Depth
25.4 km
UTC time
2025-09-12 20:53:06 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
52.06700, 159.84400

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 25.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 25.4 km
Shallow
25.4 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
Vilyuchinsk136.8 kmNW25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy138.0 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 120 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 127 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 134 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 136 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 136 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 141 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours17
First 24 hours27
First 72 hours61
Strongest subsequent eventM7.8
M5.22025-09-12 20:53:07 UTC0.0 km137 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.22025-09-12 20:53:09 UTC19.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-09-12 21:50:24 UTC36.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-09-12 21:50:27 UTC13.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-09-12 22:29:22 UTC24.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-09-12 22:29:26 UTC18.5 km120 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.02025-09-12 22:29:30 UTC69.9 kmKamcatskij kraj M4.92025-09-13 01:31:27 UTC50.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-09-13 01:31:28 UTC8.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M6.42025-09-13 02:37:49 UTC119.1 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M7.22025-09-13 02:37:51 UTC128.0 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M6.92025-09-13 02:37:51 UTC127.9 kmEvent of magnitude 6.9, 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#94
Earlier events M≥41380
Earlier events M≥5720
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 UTC55.9 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC60.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC55.9 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC18.2 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC18.3 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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