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M5.5 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.5 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-10-18 17:57:13 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.5 earthquake was recorded near Off East Coast of Kamchatka on October 18, 2025 at 17:57 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 GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-18 17:57:13 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
53.54000, 161.36000
Temperature
4.4°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-Kamchatskiy189.1 kmW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Bolshoi Semiachik
    Distance: 123 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'720 m ·Last eruption: -4450 ·Russia
  • Kikhpinych
    Distance: 128 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'515 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Russia
  • Maly Semyachik
    Distance: 129 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'527 m ·Last eruption: 1952 ·Russia
  • Akademia Nauk
    Distance: 135 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'180 m ·Last eruption: 1996 ·Russia
  • Krasheninnikov
    Distance: 137 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'816 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Russia
  • Karymsky
    Distance: 138 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'513 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours6
First 72 hours12
Strongest subsequent eventM5.5
M5.12025-10-18 17:57:16 UTC22.2 km M5.22025-10-19 07:23:44 UTC129.4 km175 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.22025-10-19 07:23:44 UTC144.5 km M5.52025-10-19 07:23:45 UTC124.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-10-19 07:23:46 UTC122.9 kmEvent of magnitude 5.3, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.52025-10-19 07:23:46 UTC124.1 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia] M4.82025-10-20 04:18:37 UTC18.7 km M4.82025-10-20 04:18:38 UTC28.1 km202 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.12025-10-20 04:18:38 UTC12.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-10-20 22:43:09 UTC99.9 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-10-20 22:43:14 UTC100.5 km M4.92025-10-20 22:43:16 UTC116.5 km74 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#107
Earlier events M≥4872
Earlier events M≥5449
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 UTC137.8 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC136.1 km M7.82025-09-18 18:58:18 UTC73.0 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M7.82025-09-18 18:58:17 UTC70.7 km145 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.82025-09-18 18:58:15 UTC63.3 km

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