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M5.4 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.4, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) (Russia)

UTC time: 2025-09-17 20:57:42 UTC Local time: —
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M5.4 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.4, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) (Russia) · 2025-09-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.4 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.4, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) (Russia) · 2025-09-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On September 17, 2025 at 20:57 UTC, a magnitude M5.4 earthquake occurred near Event of magnitude 5.4, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) (Russia). 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 RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
b89de45f14f2c24c90d815f40ba5962287bc6b5c
Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-17 20:57:42 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Russia
City
Kamcatskij kraj
Source
resif
Coordinates
52.48913, 159.41550
Temperature
10.8°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
10 km — shallower than the regional average (48.7 km)
Regional average: 48.7 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-Kamchatskiy83.0 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 80 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 83 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 87 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 94 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 94 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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 hours3
First 24 hours57
First 72 hours236
Strongest subsequent eventM7.8
M5.42025-09-17 20:57:47 UTC18.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.42025-09-17 20:57:48 UTC22.7 km60 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.22025-09-17 20:57:48 UTC122.9 km M4.72025-09-18 03:17:20 UTC100.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-09-18 07:31:11 UTC120.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-09-18 13:10:51 UTC101.6 km173 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.52025-09-18 13:10:51 UTC101.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.52025-09-18 18:58:13 UTC100.8 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M7.82025-09-18 18:58:14 UTC103.8 km143 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.82025-09-18 18:58:14 UTC107.5 km127 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.32025-09-18 18:58:14 UTC115.4 kmKamcatskij kraj M7.82025-09-18 18:58:15 UTC114.3 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 326 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#189
Earlier events M≥41430
Earlier events M≥5765
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 UTC50.9 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC45.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC50.9 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC51.1 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC49.3 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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