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M4.6 Earthquake near 164 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

UTC time: 2025-10-02 11:40:01 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
34.8 km
Source
USGS

164 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near 164 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia on October 2, 2025 at 11:40 UTC. With a focal depth of about 35 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
f2761499d62b3eed187c5f9abc6d774f0ae2c142
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
34.8 km
UTC time
2025-10-02 11:40:01 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
51.71850, 159.78770
Temperature
10.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 34.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 34.8 km
Shallow
34.8 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 136 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Khodutka
    Distance: 148 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 150 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 150 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 151 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 152 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia

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.

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