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M5.5 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.5 Earthquake near Off east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula

UTC time: 2025-12-15 08:11:18 UTC Local time: —
M5.5 earthquake near Off east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula on Dec 15, 2025 — map of epicenter and shaking intensity | QuakeMap24
M5.5 Earthquake near Off east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula · 2025-12-15 08:11:18 UTC

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.5 earthquake was recorded near Off east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula on December 15, 2025 at 08:11 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 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 ISC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-15 08:11:18 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
isc
Coordinates
52.00000, 160.11000
Temperature
1.9°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-Kamchatskiy155.1 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 140 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 147 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 154 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 155 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 156 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 161 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 hours0
First 24 hours6
First 72 hours10
Strongest subsequent eventM6.3
M5.62025-12-15 19:33:03 UTC84.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.62025-12-15 19:33:04 UTC85.7 kmEvent of magnitude 5.6, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.62025-12-15 19:33:07 UTC82.8 km230 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.62025-12-15 19:33:08 UTC78.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.72025-12-15 19:33:09 UTC78.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.32025-12-16 04:25:08 UTC64.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-12-16 09:30:43 UTC84.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-12-16 09:30:51 UTC90.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.32025-12-17 22:44:23 UTC73.3 km155 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.62025-12-17 22:44:23 UTC78.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-12-18 11:19:40 UTC73.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M6.32025-12-18 12:37:10 UTC58.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#276
Earlier events M≥42332
Earlier events M≥51253
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 UTC59.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC65.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC59.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC23.5 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC24.9 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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