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M5.1 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) (Russia)

UTC time: 2025-10-21 23:37:09 UTC Local time: —
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M5.1 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) (Russia) · 2025-10-21 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) (Russia) · 2025-10-21 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near Event of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) (Russia) on October 21, 2025 at 23:37 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 71 km. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks. Russia: 2 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M5.0.

Details

ID
e6b4399d88d2317297cc7f0da7350d4a9574cc39
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
70.7 km
UTC time
2025-10-21 23:37:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Russia
City
Kamcatskij kraj
Source
resif
Coordinates
52.62272, 159.00871
Temperature
4.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 70.7 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 70.7 km
Intermediate
70.7 km
70.7 km — deeper than the regional average (49.1 km)
Regional average: 49.1 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Vilyuchinsk53.2 kmNW25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy55.3 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 50 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 55 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 58 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 66 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 71 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 76 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Yelizovo AirportRussia · PKC · UHPP
    71.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-31

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours14
Strongest subsequent eventM6.9
M4.42025-10-22 03:45:34 UTC78.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-10-22 10:58:31 UTC121.3 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula M6.22025-10-23 02:31:27 UTC144.0 km191 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.82025-10-23 02:31:27 UTC148.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.62025-10-23 02:31:28 UTC144.0 km191 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M6.02025-10-23 02:31:29 UTC128.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.42025-10-23 02:31:29 UTC134.7 kmEvent of magnitude 5.4, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.92025-10-23 02:31:31 UTC134.5 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia] M4.62025-10-23 02:53:13 UTC113.9 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-10-23 02:53:16 UTC119.0 km127 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.02025-10-23 07:03:47 UTC102.8 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula M4.62025-10-23 07:03:49 UTC102.6 km155 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 326 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#837
Earlier events M≥41933
Earlier events M≥51086
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 UTC78.8 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC71.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC78.8 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC82.0 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC80.3 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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