M5.5 earthquake 173 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 173 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia at Sep 22, 12:28 PM ET, 17 km deep, moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings.
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| Magnitude | 5.5 mww |
| Time | 22 Sept 2025, 16:28 UTC |
| Location | 51.530°, 159.518° – 173 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia |
| Depth | 17.0 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| Max. estimated intensity (MMI) | 3.8 |
| PAGER alert | green |
| USGS event | us6000rc2r |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 127 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · PAGER green | Jan 22, 7:42 AM 267 d ago | 47 km | – |
| 6.1 | 142 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · PAGER green | Nov 3, 3:44 AM 347 d ago | 29 km | – |
| 6.1 | 121 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia · PAGER green | Oct 9, 9:28 AM 372 d ago | 57 km | – |
| 6.1 | 177 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · PAGER green | Oct 3, 12:07 PM 378 d ago | 19 km | – |
| 6.0 | 149 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · PAGER green | Nov 4, 6:28 PM 346 d ago | 28 km | – |
| 5.9 | 157 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · PAGER green | Mar 8, 1:08 PM 222 d ago | 16 km | – |
| 5.9 | 155 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · PAGER green | Nov 3, 10:45 PM 347 d ago | 20 km | – |
| 5.9 | 131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · PAGER green | Nov 3, 2:10 AM 348 d ago | 22 km | – |
| 5.8 | 165 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · PAGER green | Oct 2, 12:34 PM 14 d ago | 29 km | – |
| 5.7 | 190 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · PAGER green | Feb 25, 11:59 PM 233 d ago | 18 km | – |
| 5.7 | 149 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · PAGER green | Nov 3, 2:11 AM 348 d ago | 35 km | – |
| 5.6 | 183 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · PAGER green | Oct 22, 10:31 PM 359 d ago | 16 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the 173 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia earthquake?
Magnitude 5.5 (mww), moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings. Depth 17 km. Strongest estimated shaking: intensity 3.8 on the Modified Mercalli scale.
Was it felt?
No felt reports have been submitted to the USGS so far.
Were there aftershocks?
1 earthquakes within 100 km in the following two weeks are in our records, the strongest M6.1.
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake catalog, real-time feeds and FDSN event service; magnitudes and locations are revised by seismologists for hours after an event. Times are Eastern (ET) unless marked UTC. Not an alert service: for warnings follow local authorities and tsunami centers.