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M5.1 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-09-10 19:30:25 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
69.7 km
Source
NNSN

Earthquake location (52.974, 159.62)

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M5.1 Earthquake · 2025-09-10 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake · 2025-09-10 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On September 10, 2025 at 19:30 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near Earthquake location (52.974, 159.62). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 70 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
a0ca24542a4c92116986d776d7fd9ef083e00cc0
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
69.7 km
UTC time
2025-09-10 19:30:25 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
nnsn
Coordinates
52.97400, 159.62000

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 69.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 69.7 km
Shallow
69.7 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-Kamchatskiy67.1 kmW181'216

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 61 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 72 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Zhupanovsky
    Distance: 75 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
  • Dzenzursky
    Distance: 87 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'285 m ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 95 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 95 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Yelizovo AirportRussia · PKC · UHPP
    81.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours4
First 24 hours14
First 72 hours46
Strongest subsequent eventM7.8
M5.02025-09-10 19:30:26 UTC0.0 km67 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.02025-09-10 21:46:02 UTC96.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-09-10 21:46:03 UTC109.0 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.82025-09-10 21:46:15 UTC84.0 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.62025-09-11 03:35:12 UTC147.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-09-11 03:35:21 UTC123.2 kmEvent of magnitude 5.2, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.02025-09-11 04:53:57 UTC147.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-09-11 04:54:22 UTC144.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-09-11 04:54:24 UTC120.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.42025-09-11 04:54:31 UTC121.9 kmEvent of magnitude 5.4, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.02025-09-11 05:52:48 UTC123.2 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-09-11 09:26:52 UTC130.2 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#336
Earlier events M≥41084
Earlier events M≥5563
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 UTC61.5 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC52.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC61.5 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC89.8 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC88.5 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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