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M5.2 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-09-17 20:57:48 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
33.0 km
Source
NNSN

Earthquake location (52.756, 157.649)

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M5.2 Earthquake · 2025-09-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake · 2025-09-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On September 17, 2025 at 20:57 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near Earthquake location (52.756, 157.649). With a focal depth of about 33 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 event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

ID
f018a6f63307ef09b139cee3b4a9a3733150b007
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
33.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-17 20:57:48 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
52.75600, 157.64900

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
Vilyuchinsk54.5 kmE25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy74.0 kmNE181'216

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Tolmachev Dol
    Distance: 15 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'021 m ·Last eruption: 300 ·Russia
  • Opala
    Distance: 32 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 2'439 m ·Last eruption: 1776 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 34 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 40 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 41 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 43 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

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 hours0
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours26
Strongest subsequent eventM6.3
M5.02025-09-18 19:19:26 UTC0.0 km M5.92025-09-18 20:17:39 UTC144.7 km M5.12025-09-18 20:52:48 UTC59.3 km M5.32025-09-18 21:37:57 UTC120.4 kmKamcatskij kraj M5.02025-09-18 22:45:38 UTC109.0 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-09-18 22:45:43 UTC96.5 kmElizovskij rajon M4.62025-09-18 22:45:45 UTC130.2 km58 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.92025-09-18 22:59:47 UTC134.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-09-18 22:59:49 UTC40.3 kmElizovskij rajon M5.32025-09-19 00:22:50 UTC128.7 km M5.52025-09-19 00:25:10 UTC146.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-09-19 00:25:17 UTC138.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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#53
Earlier events M≥4303
Earlier events M≥5150
Compared since2025-01-23

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.02025-07-29 23:48:27 UTC105.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.02025-07-29 23:48:21 UTC121.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.72025-07-30 00:31:16 UTC116.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.72025-07-30 00:16:05 UTC128.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.52025-07-30 00:16:06 UTC128.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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