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M5.0 Depth: 33.0 km

M5.0 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-09-30 16:43:11 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On September 30, 2025 at 16:43 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near Earthquake location (52.243, 160.476). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 33 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
33.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-30 16:43:11 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
nnsn
Coordinates
52.24300, 160.47600

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Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 33 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 33 km
Shallow
33 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-Kamchatskiy154.5 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 157 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 157 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 158 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 164 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 169 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 169 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours5
First 72 hours30
Strongest subsequent eventM6.3
M4.52025-09-30 21:09:22 UTC71.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.42025-09-30 21:09:27 UTC118.2 km148 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.42025-10-01 09:00:24 UTC70.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.42025-10-01 09:00:25 UTC75.3 km114 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.02025-10-01 12:40:31 UTC55.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-10-02 01:37:19 UTC88.0 km189 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.72025-10-02 09:35:00 UTC27.2 km181 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.72025-10-02 09:35:01 UTC15.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-10-02 09:35:06 UTC29.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-10-02 11:40:01 UTC75.0 km164 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.62025-10-02 11:40:02 UTC79.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-10-02 14:38:22 UTC114.8 km87 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#798
Earlier events M≥41782
Earlier events M≥5975
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 UTC38.3 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC47.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC38.3 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC32.8 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC34.1 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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