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M4.8 Earthquake near 121 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

UTC time: 2025-09-21 03:35:09 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
35.0 km
Source
USGS

121 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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About this earthquake

On September 21, 2025 at 03:35 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near 121 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. With a focal depth of about 35 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
daebfac308abf650090325e44f2b22a158c3700c
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
35.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-21 03:35:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
52.35000, 159.98620
Temperature
11.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 35 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 35 km
Shallow
35 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 122 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 127 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 128 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 134 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 138 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia

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.

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