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M5.5 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-11-09 00:17:34 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
51.2 km
Source
NNSN

Earthquake location (51.519, 159.11)

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M5.5 Earthquake · 2025-11-09 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.5 Earthquake · 2025-11-09 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.5 earthquake was recorded near Earthquake location (51.519, 159.11) on November 9, 2025 at 00:17 UTC. With a focal depth of about 51 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
9d0f2996f5c9e53ec7f2dde58261eceb118a3094
Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
51.2 km
UTC time
2025-11-09 00:17:34 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
51.51900, 159.11000

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 51.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 51.2 km
Shallow
51.2 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
Vilyuchinsk164.3 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy174.9 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Ksudach
    Distance: 114 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
  • Khodutka
    Distance: 114 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 121 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Olkoviy-Ozernoy Volcanic Field
    Distance: 122 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 681 m ·Russia
  • Zheltovsky
    Distance: 123 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 128 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 hours0
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours5
Strongest subsequent eventM5.9
M5.92025-11-09 11:13:45 UTC26.4 km M5.42025-11-09 11:13:46 UTC26.4 km173 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.72025-11-09 11:13:53 UTC35.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-11-11 08:29:30 UTC49.3 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-11-11 08:29:31 UTC33.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-11-12 03:09:38 UTC91.5 km157 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.72025-11-12 03:09:38 UTC94.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-11-12 03:09:39 UTC94.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.42025-11-12 07:14:00 UTC43.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-11-12 17:24:09 UTC36.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-11-13 02:51:10 UTC125.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-11-13 19:37:47 UTC138.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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#175
Earlier events M≥41749
Earlier events M≥5922
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 UTC133.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC136.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC133.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC97.3 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC97.2 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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