Thursday, October 9, 2025

Strong M6.0 earthquake hits near the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia


Strong M6.0 earthquake hits near the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia



A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit near the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia at 13:28 UTC on October 9, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 57 km (35 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. There is no tsunami threat from this event. The epicenter was located 119 km (74 miles) east of Ozernovskiy (population 2 615), 145 km (90 miles) south of Vilyuchinsk (population 25 204), 162 km (101 miles) south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (population 181 216), and 174 km (108 miles) south of Yelizovo (population 40 692), Kamchatka, Russia.

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