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M5.3 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.3 Earthquake near Near East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-09-09 21:25:56 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On September 9, 2025 at 21:25 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near Near East Coast of Kamchatka. With a focal depth of about 10 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 event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-09 21:25:56 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
51.87000, 158.99000
Temperature
11.4°C

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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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Vilyuchinsk124.6 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy135.0 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 84 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Khodutka
    Distance: 90 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 96 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 96 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 100 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Ksudach
    Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours8
First 72 hours45
Strongest subsequent eventM6.3
M5.32025-09-09 21:25:59 UTC34.8 kmKamcatskij kraj M4.52025-09-10 10:32:05 UTC132.1 km98 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.12025-09-10 18:03:50 UTC73.8 km M5.32025-09-10 18:03:53 UTC45.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-09-10 18:03:58 UTC36.7 km158 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.22025-09-10 18:04:01 UTC17.3 kmEvent of magnitude 5.2, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.02025-09-10 19:30:22 UTC127.2 km M5.02025-09-10 19:30:26 UTC130.0 km67 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.02025-09-10 21:46:02 UTC75.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-09-10 21:46:03 UTC48.3 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.82025-09-10 21:46:15 UTC66.4 km M5.22025-09-11 03:35:12 UTC69.6 km180 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#139
Earlier events M≥41170
Earlier events M≥5570
Compared since2025-01-18

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 UTC108.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC108.9 km M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC78.2 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC77.4 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.82025-07-29 23:24:50 UTC110.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka

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