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M5.0 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.0 Earthquake near 154 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

UTC time: 2025-09-07 08:31:26 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On September 7, 2025 at 08:31 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near 154 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. With a focal depth of about 10 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 USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-07 08:31:26 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
52.17680, 160.38340
Temperature
11.9°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-Kamchatskiy154.2 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 152 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 159 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 161 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 165 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 169 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours7
First 24 hours13
First 72 hours27
Strongest subsequent eventM7.8
M5.02025-09-07 08:31:31 UTC23.6 km M5.02025-09-07 08:31:40 UTC142.5 kmKamcatskij kraj M4.92025-09-07 08:47:57 UTC2.9 km M5.22025-09-07 08:47:58 UTC25.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-09-07 08:48:08 UTC92.1 kmKamcatskij kraj M4.02025-09-07 12:00:02 UTC14.0 km M4.32025-09-07 13:49:32 UTC98.4 km M4.62025-09-07 18:24:37 UTC90.6 km M4.32025-09-07 18:24:39 UTC106.6 km107 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.12025-09-08 08:26:11 UTC32.3 km M5.12025-09-08 08:26:12 UTC39.0 km152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.32025-09-08 08:26:12 UTC45.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#452
Earlier events M≥41205
Earlier events M≥5585
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 UTC42.0 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC50.7 km M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC26.3 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC27.8 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.82025-07-29 23:24:50 UTC48.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka

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