M5.7 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2025-11-09 11:13:53 UTC Local time:
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Magnitude
M5.7
Depth
50.0 km
Source
GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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M5.7 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka · 2025-11-09 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.7 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka · 2025-11-09 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On November 9, 2025 at 11:13 UTC, a magnitude M5.7 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. With a focal depth of about 50 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
e05c3e3be7a6195d1359cde5a87be15b38544e61
Magnitude
M5.7
Depth
50.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-09 11:13:53 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
gfz
Coordinates
51.84000, 159.14000
Temperature
0.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 50 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 50 km
Shallow
50 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
Vilyuchinsk131.2 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy140.5 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Distance: 93 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
  • Distance: 106 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Distance: 106 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia
  • Distance: 109 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Distance: 111 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 hours7
Strongest subsequent eventM5.5

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#125
Earlier events M≥41932
Earlier events M≥51037
Compared since2025-01-18

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

Strongest earlier events

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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