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M5.1 earthquake - 189 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

391 d ago · 20 Sept 2025, 10:18 UTC 189 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 189 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia on 20 Sept 2025, 10:18 UTC at a depth of 36 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Vilyuchinsk, about 189 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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