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M5.0 Earthquake near Kamcatskij kraj (Russia)

UTC time: 2025-09-22 04:29:28 UTC Local time: —
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M5.0 Earthquake near Kamcatskij kraj (Russia) · 2025-09-22 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near Kamcatskij kraj (Russia) · 2025-09-22 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On September 22, 2025 at 04:29 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near Kamcatskij kraj (Russia). With a focal depth of about 60 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
c86682594ccb3a79730d9d7dd5632615bdb63c70
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
60.5 km
UTC time
2025-09-22 04:29:28 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Russia
City
Kamcatskij kraj
Source
resif
Coordinates
52.57008, 159.36902
Temperature
10.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 60.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 60.5 km
Shallow
60.5 km
60.5 km — deeper than the regional average (48.8 km)
Regional average: 48.8 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-Kamchatskiy74.2 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 75 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 80 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 81 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 84 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 90 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 94 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Yelizovo AirportRussia · PKC · UHPP
    90.7 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 hours11
First 24 hours45
First 72 hours68
Strongest subsequent eventM6.3
M5.12025-09-22 07:55:47 UTC95.3 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula M4.92025-09-22 07:55:49 UTC117.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-09-22 07:55:51 UTC111.9 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.02025-09-22 07:55:55 UTC85.4 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-09-22 08:05:23 UTC118.9 km180 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.02025-09-22 08:05:30 UTC92.3 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-09-22 08:05:31 UTC99.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-09-22 08:43:46 UTC121.0 kmKamcatskij kraj M4.92025-09-22 08:43:49 UTC105.2 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-09-22 08:44:01 UTC97.0 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.22025-09-22 09:29:45 UTC126.3 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.92025-09-22 16:28:52 UTC127.7 km184 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

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Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 332 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#744
Earlier events M≥41686
Earlier events M≥5948
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 UTC54.0 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC47.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC54.0 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC59.4 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC57.7 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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