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M5.2 Earthquake near 180 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

UTC time: 2025-10-04 17:38:02 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
12.6 km
Source
USGS

180 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

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M5.2 Earthquake near 180 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 2025-10-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near 180 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 2025-10-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 4, 2025 at 17:38 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near 180 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia. With a focal depth of about 13 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 USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
d6aa3ad485950039854a1ac85b6f90ffce2d9710
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
12.6 km
UTC time
2025-10-04 17:38:02 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
51.64000, 160.00510
Temperature
8.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 12.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 12.6 km
Shallow
12.6 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
Vilyuchinsk180.2 kmNW25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy183.9 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 153 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Khodutka
    Distance: 164 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 167 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 167 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 169 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 169 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours4
First 24 hours21
First 72 hours30
Strongest subsequent eventM6.9
M5.62025-10-04 17:38:04 UTC7.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.42025-10-04 17:38:04 UTC27.2 kmEvent of magnitude 5.4, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.72025-10-04 17:38:05 UTC15.5 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia] M4.82025-10-04 17:43:53 UTC139.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-10-05 02:22:33 UTC33.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-10-05 02:22:37 UTC38.4 km146 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.12025-10-05 02:22:38 UTC111.4 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.62025-10-05 04:00:51 UTC38.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-10-05 15:08:54 UTC47.3 km189 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.32025-10-05 15:08:54 UTC32.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-10-05 15:08:56 UTC48.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-10-05 15:08:56 UTC54.2 kmEvent of magnitude 5.3, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde)

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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#398
Earlier events M≥41652
Earlier events M≥5893
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 UTC99.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC105.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC99.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC62.3 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC63.3 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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