M5.0 Earthquake near Near East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-11-21 17:37:50 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 75.0 km
Source: GFZ

Near East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On November 21, 2025 at 17:37 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near Near East Coast of Kamchatka. At around 75 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

75.0 km

UTC time

2025-11-21 17:37:50 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

51.10000, 157.87000

Temperature

2.8°C

Depth profile

Intermediate

75 km

Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Vilyuchinsk207.0 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy224.4 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Iliinsky

Distance: 64 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Zheltovsky

Distance: 65 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 65 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Kambalny

Distance: 73 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 73 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
Ksudach

Distance: 82 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 hours1

First 72 hours3

Strongest subsequent eventM5.7

M4.92025-11-21 17:37:51 UTC14.6 km105 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M4.92025-11-23 05:38:14 UTC148.2 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-11-23 05:38:22 UTC149.5 km95 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.92025-11-25 22:26:54 UTC126.8 km222 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.02025-11-25 22:26:54 UTC115.3 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.92025-11-25 22:26:57 UTC113.8 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.52025-11-28 10:39:14 UTC146.2 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.02025-11-28 10:39:14 UTC146.2 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.12025-11-28 10:39:15 UTC103.4 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.62025-11-29 23:28:12 UTC128.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.42025-11-30 07:51:57 UTC145.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-11-30 14:06:06 UTC39.3 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka

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#495

Earlier events M≥41156

Earlier events M≥5602

Compared since2025-01-11

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC66.9 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC63.7 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC58.0 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M7.02025-07-29 23:48:27 UTC140.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.02025-07-29 23:48:21 UTC147.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

503

Country (24h)

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