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M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-09-23 06:19:45 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
35.0 km
Source
EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-09-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA · 2025-09-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA on September 23, 2025 at 06:19 UTC. With a focal depth of about 35 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 data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
91cc02db49849e124fe832dace5c1f4f754f7db5
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
35.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-23 06:19:45 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
52.74610, 160.18490
Temperature
11.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 35 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 35 km
Shallow
35 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

Felt reports

11felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Sep 23, 2025, 11:18 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy110.3 kmW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 107 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Zhupanovsky
    Distance: 116 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 117 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 128 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Dzenzursky
    Distance: 130 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'285 m ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 131 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours12
First 72 hours39
Strongest subsequent eventM6.3
M5.02025-09-23 06:19:46 UTC4.3 km114 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.92025-09-23 15:54:03 UTC145.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-09-23 15:54:03 UTC148.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-09-23 15:54:09 UTC132.0 km152 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.02025-09-23 16:00:24 UTC148.7 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-09-23 16:00:27 UTC149.7 km157 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.12025-09-23 17:15:14 UTC62.4 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-09-23 17:15:19 UTC43.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-09-23 17:15:22 UTC66.8 km57 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.82025-09-24 05:00:19 UTC105.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-09-24 06:13:32 UTC138.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-09-24 06:13:33 UTC133.9 km168 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

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#727
Earlier events M≥41600
Earlier events M≥5891
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 UTC24.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC18.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC24.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC62.0 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC61.3 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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