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M5.1 Earthquake near North of Severnaya Zemlya

UTC time: 2025-05-26 09:00:13 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

North of Severnaya Zemlya

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M5.1 Earthquake near North of Severnaya Zemlya · 2025-05-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near North of Severnaya Zemlya · 2025-05-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On May 26, 2025 at 09:00 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near North of Severnaya Zemlya. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
a4fbb75d671ee32a46feed88a4e4b81078cc6161
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-26 09:00:13 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
85.11000, 96.77000
Temperature
-5.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

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Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours3
First 24 hours9
First 72 hours11
Strongest subsequent eventM5.1
M4.92025-05-26 09:31:05 UTC4.8 kmnorth of Severnaya Zemlya M5.02025-05-26 09:31:07 UTC1.0 kmNorth of Severnaya Zemlya M4.92025-05-26 09:31:07 UTC3.5 kmNORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA M5.12025-05-27 02:42:54 UTC19.7 kmnorth of Severnaya Zemlya M5.12025-05-27 02:42:54 UTC17.9 kmNORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA M5.02025-05-27 02:42:54 UTC19.7 km M5.12025-05-27 02:42:56 UTC16.6 kmNorth of Severnaya Zemlya M4.82025-05-27 04:50:24 UTC10.5 kmNORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA M4.92025-05-27 04:50:25 UTC13.7 kmNorth of Severnaya Zemlya M4.52025-05-28 05:19:59 UTC79.4 kmNORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA M4.72025-05-28 09:51:16 UTC58.2 kmNorth of Severnaya Zemlya

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

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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