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M5.1 Earthquake near 138 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

UTC time: 2025-11-04 03:36:06 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
15.7 km
Source
USGS

138 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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M5.1 Earthquake near 138 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 2025-11-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near 138 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 2025-11-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near 138 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on November 4, 2025 at 03:36 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 16 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
9bc7c12b15f13cdcb57051229a44251c81531331
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
15.7 km
UTC time
2025-11-04 03:36:06 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
52.32200, 160.26340
Temperature
4.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 15.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 15.7 km
Shallow
15.7 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-Kamchatskiy137.7 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 141 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 141 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 141 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 147 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 152 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 153 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours33
First 24 hours38
First 72 hours50
Strongest subsequent eventM6.2
M5.42025-11-04 03:36:07 UTC33.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-11-04 03:36:07 UTC34.3 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.72025-11-04 03:45:08 UTC18.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.72025-11-04 03:45:09 UTC9.7 kmEvent of magnitude 5.7, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M6.02025-11-04 03:45:10 UTC6.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.22025-11-04 03:45:10 UTC8.4 km M6.02025-11-04 03:45:12 UTC8.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M6.12025-11-04 03:45:12 UTC15.0 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia] M5.32025-11-04 03:58:13 UTC6.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.62025-11-04 03:58:15 UTC21.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-11-04 03:58:17 UTC12.8 km128 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.32025-11-04 03:58:23 UTC26.2 kmEvent of magnitude 5.3, 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#709
Earlier events M≥42134
Earlier events M≥51147
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 UTC32.6 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 UTC22.5 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC23.1 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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