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M5.3 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-04-18 18:41:43 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
NNSN

Earthquake location (55.389, 164.403)

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M5.3 Earthquake · 2025-04-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake · 2025-04-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 18, 2025 at 18:41 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near Earthquake location (55.389, 164.403). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
ffa38edfd68539b90c23c047b69a4ee13b27136f
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-18 18:41:43 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
55.38900, 164.40300

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-Kamchatskiy455.6 kmSW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Piip
    Distance: 185 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -300 m ·Last eruption: -5050 ·Russia
  • Vysoky
    Distance: 234 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'129 m ·Last eruption: -550 ·Russia
  • Sheveluch Activity reported
    Distance: 236 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'283 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Russia
  • Komarov
    Distance: 237 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'065 m ·Last eruption: 950 ·Russia
  • Gamchen
    Distance: 239 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'539 m ·Last eruption: -188 ·Russia
  • Zimina
    Distance: 244 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'057 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.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#4
Earlier events M≥49
Earlier events M≥53
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.82025-02-26 16:15:31 UTC16.3 km M5.82025-02-26 16:15:29 UTC13.5 km153 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia M5.42025-02-26 16:15:27 UTC96.4 kmKomandorskiye Ostrova Region M4.82025-04-18 18:40:01 UTC12.5 km142 km SE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia M4.62025-02-26 18:07:43 UTC22.1 km144 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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