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M5.1 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.1 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-11-20 09:51:14 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On November 20, 2025 at 09:51 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-20 09:51:14 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
52.37000, 159.98000
Temperature
2.2°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
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy119.4 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 121 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 121 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 125 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 127 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 133 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 136 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours3
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours8
Strongest subsequent eventM6.3
M4.52025-11-20 10:09:14 UTC37.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-11-20 11:10:50 UTC83.1 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-11-20 11:10:52 UTC99.4 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.42025-11-22 17:37:15 UTC50.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-11-23 05:38:14 UTC76.1 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-11-23 05:38:22 UTC61.4 km95 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.42025-11-23 07:27:05 UTC121.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.42025-11-23 07:27:11 UTC118.1 km163 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.52025-11-23 13:08:59 UTC139.3 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.42025-11-23 13:11:45 UTC141.8 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.42025-11-23 13:11:46 UTC147.0 km126 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.22025-11-23 17:40:04 UTC26.8 km137 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#760
Earlier events M≥42279
Earlier events M≥51228
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 UTC21.8 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC25.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC21.8 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC19.0 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC17.9 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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