Strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 46 km depth29 Sep 01:20 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 12 minutes.29 Sep 01:21: Now using data updates from EMSC29 Sep 01:21: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.1.29 Sep 01:23: Epicenter location corrected by 2.7 km (1.7 mi) towards NE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 29, 2025 01:08:46 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Sep 29, 2025, at 01:08 pm (GMT +12)StatusconfirmedMagnitude5.1Depth46 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude53.7266°N / 160.3661°EYelizovsky District, Kamchatka, RussiaSeismic antipode53.7266°S / 19.634°WQuality12 seismic stationsShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoMaly Semiachik (64 km / 40 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 11.2°C (52 F), humidity: 55%, wind: 7 m/s (13 kts) from WEstimated seismic energy released2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.1 | about seismic energy25 minutes agoSep 29, 2025 01:08 GMT / Sep 29, 2025 01:08 pm (GMT +12)Lat / Lng: 53.7266 / 160.3661: Near East Coast of KamchatkaSource: EMSCOther sources: GFZ: 5.0 / 10 km, RaspberryShake: 5.0 / 10 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22213553',53.72660,160.36610,'25 minutes ago: Mag. 5.1, Near East Coast of Kamchatka',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in Kamchatka KamchatkaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, a city with more than 180,000 inhabitants in Russia, in 137 km (85 mi) distance southwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry137 km (85 mi)SW of epicenterPetropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy(pop: 181,200)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia144 km (90 mi)SW of epicenterYelizovo(pop: 40,700)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia157 km (97 mi)NW of epicenterMil'kovo(pop: 8,250)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia157 km (98 mi)SW of epicenterVilyuchinsk(pop: 25,200)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia164 km (102 mi)SW of epicenterParatunka(pop: 1,770)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia214 km (133 mi)N of epicenterAtlasovo(pop: 5,000)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia260 km (162 mi)N of epicenterKozyrevsk(pop: 1,240)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia267 km (166 mi)NW of epicenterEsso(pop: 1,970)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia290 km (180 mi)N of epicenterKlyuchi(pop: 10,000)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia309 km (192 mi)NE of epicenterUst’-Kamchatsk Staryy(pop: 4,940)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia360 km (224 mi)SW of epicenterOzernovskiy(pop: 2,620)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia399 km (248 mi)NE of epicenterNikol'skoye(pop: 613)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia446 km (277 mi)SW of epicenterSevero-Kuril'sk(pop: 2,420)II: Very weakSakhalin OblastRussia461 km (286 mi)N of epicenterTigil'(pop: 1,990)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia596 km (371 mi)N of epicenterPalana(pop: 3,670)II: Very weakRU.92.2124279, KamchatkaRussiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-09-29EpicenterAgency5.146 km29 mi01:08:46.28±0.89sNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKAEpicenter uncertainty: ± 21 kmEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)5.02± 0.2510 km6.2 mi(*)01:08:42.29±0.3sNear East Coast of Kamchatka13 km (7.8 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCEpicenter uncertainty: ± 5.8 kmGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)5.010 km6.2 mi(*)01:08:42Near East Coast of Kamchatka13 km (7.9 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)5.350 km31 mi01:08:45.294145 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy33 km (21 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCKB-GS-RAS (Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Previous quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 9 days after a magnitude 5.3 earthquake had hit on Saturday, Sep 20, 2025, at 02:47 pm local time (Asia/Kamchatka GMT +12) in 86 km (53 mi) distance to the southwest:Mag. 5.3 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Kamchatka, Russia - Sep 20, 2025 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 8.8. It had occurred 9 weeks earlier, on Wednesday, Jul 30, 2025, at 11:24 am (GMT +12 local time) in Kamchatka, Russia:Mag. 8.8 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Kamchatka, Russia - Jul 30, 2025 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 9.0. It had occurred 73 years ago earlier, on Wednesday, Nov 5, 1952, at 04:58 am (GMT +12 local time) in Kamchatka, Russia:Mag. 9.0 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Kamchatka, Russia - Nov 5, 1952 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapSep 29, 06:57 am (Kamchatka)4.550 km42 km (26 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 135 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT ITInfoSep 29, 01:25 am (GMT +11)4.943 km65 km (41 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 131 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT IT - 1 reportInfoSep 28, 10:13 am (GMT +12)4.435 km89 km (55 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 123 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT IT - 1 reportInfoSep 27, 10:25 pm (GMT +12)4.643 km16 km (10.2 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 128 km northeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT ITInfoSep 27, 03:58 pm (GMT +11)4.540 km71 km (44 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 146 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT ITInfoSep 20, 02:47 pm (Kamchatka)5.366 km86 km (53 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 75 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT IT - 20 reportsInfoSep 19, 10:25 pm (GMT +11)5.133 km96 km (60 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 135 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoSep 19, 12:16 pm (GMT +12)5.130 km101 km (63 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 148 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia 2 reportsInfoSep 19, 09:37 am (GMT +11)5.445 km86 km (53 mi) to the S 144 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, RussiaInfoSep 19, 09:41 am (GMT +12)5.224 km98 km (61 mi) to the S Off East Coast of KamchatkaInfoSep 19, 06:58 am (GMT +12)7.820 km60 km (37 mi) to the SYelizovskiy Rayon, 127 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT IT - 95 reportsInfoSep 13, 02:37 pm (Kamchatka)7.439 km69 km (43 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 111 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia 86 reportsInfoJul 30, 11:24 am (GMT +12)8.835 km135 km (84 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 130 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia 114 reportsInfoJul 20, 06:26 pm (GMT +11)6.010 km91 km (56 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 166 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia 2 reportsInfoJul 20, 06:22 pm (GMT +11)6.69.4 km94 km (58 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 147 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoJul 20, 05:49 pm (GMT +11)7.410 km95 km (59 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 146 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia 36 reportsInfoJul 20, 05:28 pm (GMT +11)6.623 km95 km (59 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 142 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia 28 reportsInfoOct 1, 2024 12:21 am (Kamchatka)5.930 km79 km (49 mi) to the S 90 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 57 reportsInfoAug 30, 2024 04:24 pm (GMT +12)6.026 km81 km (50 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 117 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia 45 reportsInfoAug 18, 2024 07:10 am (Kamchatka)7.029 km90 km (56 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 102 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia 88 reportsInfoJan 30, 2016 03:25 pm (Kamchatka)7.1164 km125 km (78 mi) to the WMil'kovskiy Rayon, 88 km north of Yelizovo, Kamchatka, Russia 4 reportsInfoMay 9, 2002 07:45 am (GMT +12)5.939 km28 km (18 mi) to the E 165 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, RussiaInfoApr 26, 2002 07:15 pm (GMT +12)5.863 km30 km (19 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 79 km northeast of Ostrov Krasheninnikova Island, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoJun 1, 1998 05:34 pm (GMT +12)6.444 km95 km (59 mi) to the S 96 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, RussiaInfoDec 6, 1997 06:48 am (GMT +12)6.433 km91 km (56 mi) to the E 220 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, RussiaInfoDec 5, 1997 11:26 pm (Kamchatka)7.833 km165 km (102 mi) to the NEYelizovskiy Rayon, 298 km northeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoJan 1, 1996 09:57 pm (Kamchatka)6.633 km52 km (33 mi) to the WYelizovskiy Rayon, 106 km northeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoNov 13, 1993 01:18 pm (GMT +12)7.034 km230 km (143 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 126 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoMar 3, 1992 12:29 am (Kamchatka)6.939 km96 km (59 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 86 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoOct 7, 1987 08:11 am (Kamchatka)6.534 km90 km (56 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 91 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoMay 19, 1985 09:07 pm (Kamchatka)5.963 km17 km (10.3 mi) to the SE 139 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, RussiaInfoAug 17, 1983 11:55 pm (Kamchatka)7.163 km245 km (152 mi) to the NUst'-Kamchatskiy Rayon, 57 km southeast of Klyuchi, Ust-Kamchatsky District, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoApr 5, 1983 07:04 am (Kamchatka)5.938 km95 km (59 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 84 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoNov 5, 1980 08:26 am (GMT +12)5.933 km27 km (17 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 163 km northeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoNov 28, 1973 01:52 am (GMT +12)5.960 km14 km (8.7 mi) to the SE 142 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, RussiaInfoJun 11, 1973 08:42 pm (GMT +12)6.030 km81 km (50 mi) to the E 208 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, RussiaInfoNov 25, 1971 07:35 am (GMT +12)7.3125 km129 km (80 mi) to the SW 48 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, RussiaInfoJun 19, 1959 03:31 am (Kamchatka)6.910 km50 km (31 mi) to the NW 108 km SE of Mil’kovo, RussiaInfoMay 4, 1959 07:15 pm (Kamchatka)7.955 km67 km (42 mi) to the SWYelizovskiy Rayon, 77 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoAug 16, 1958 07:55 am (Kamchatka)6.743 km35 km (22 mi) to the SWYelizovskiy Rayon, 102 km northeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoOct 28, 1957 10:32 am (Kamchatka)7.6148 km230 km (143 mi) to the NUst'-Kamchatskiy Rayon, 66 km south of Klyuchi, Ust-Kamchatsky District, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoMar 18, 1955 12:06 pm (GMT +12)7.159 km68 km (42 mi) to the NE 154 km ESE of Mil’kovo, RussiaInfoNov 5, 1952 10:19 am (GMT +12)6.720 km96 km (60 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 173 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoNov 5, 1952 04:58 am (GMT +12)9.022 km129 km (80 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 92 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoSep 23, 1944 12:13 pm (Universal Time)7.035 km53 km (33 mi) to the SW 85 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, RussiaInfoNov 29, 1943 05:11 am (Kamchatka)7.60 km266 km (165 mi) to the NW KamchatkaInfoFeb 3, 1923 06:42 pm (Universal Time)7.315 km84 km (52 mi) to the NW 77 km ESE of Mil’kovo, RussiaInfoFeb 3, 1923 04:01 pm (Universal Time)8.415 km85 km (53 mi) to the NYelizovskiy Rayon, 199 km northeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoFeb 2, 1923 05:07 am (Universal Time)7.235 km29 km (18 mi) to the E 163 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, RussiaInfoSep 15, 1905 06:02 pm (GMT +12)7.80 km254 km (158 mi) to the E Russia: Komandorsky IslandInfoJul 24, 1904 10:44 am (Universal Time)7.60 km213 km (132 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 121 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoJun 27, 1904 12:09 pm (GMT +12)7.90 km213 km (132 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 121 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoJun 25, 1904 09:00 pm (Universal Time)7.730 km107 km (67 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 70 km southeast of Ostrov Krasheninnikova Island, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]