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M5.4 Depth: 33.0 km

M5.4 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-09-28 14:25:24 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.4 earthquake was recorded near Earthquake location (54.19, 160.061) on September 28, 2025 at 14:25 UTC. 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 data is provided by NNSN and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
33.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-28 14:25:24 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
nnsn
Coordinates
54.19000, 160.06100

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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
Yelizovo156.8 kmSW40'692
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy156.9 kmSW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Bolshoi Semiachik
    Distance: 15 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'720 m ·Last eruption: -4450 ·Russia
  • Maly Semyachik
    Distance: 26 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'527 m ·Last eruption: 1952 ·Russia
  • Uzon
    Distance: 34 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 1'617 m ·Last eruption: 200 ·Russia
  • Kikhpinych
    Distance: 35 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'515 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Russia
  • Taunshits
    Distance: 41 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'301 m ·Last eruption: -550 ·Russia
  • Karymsky
    Distance: 43 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'513 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours6
First 72 hours15
Strongest subsequent eventM6.0
M5.02025-09-29 01:08:42 UTC61.6 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-09-29 01:08:47 UTC70.2 km143 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.82025-09-29 01:08:47 UTC32.0 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-09-29 08:46:37 UTC129.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-09-29 08:46:41 UTC142.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-09-29 08:46:42 UTC132.3 km56 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.62025-09-29 22:07:19 UTC143.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.52025-09-29 22:07:24 UTC141.4 km92 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M6.02025-09-29 22:07:24 UTC141.4 km92 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.92025-09-29 22:07:26 UTC139.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.52025-09-29 22:07:26 UTC132.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.62025-09-29 22:07:27 UTC142.7 kmOff east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Sea: Russia]

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#58
Earlier events M≥4324
Earlier events M≥5170
Compared since2025-01-08

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.82025-09-18 18:58:18 UTC108.9 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M7.82025-09-18 18:58:17 UTC141.0 km145 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.82025-09-18 18:58:15 UTC106.4 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.82025-09-18 18:58:14 UTC144.9 km143 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.82025-09-18 18:58:14 UTC114.8 km127 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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