M6.0 earthquake in Russia on November 4, 2025

Strong M6.0 quake: November 4, 2025, 23:28 UTC, epicenter 149 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The rupture began 28 km below the surface. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.0magnitude
28 kmdepth
23:28time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

  • Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Russia)150 km
  • Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia)1,379 km
  • Kitami (Japan)1,520 km
  • Kushiro (Japan)1,556 km
  • Komsomolsk-on-Amur (Russia)1,613 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 200 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.6.

  • M6.6 · Jun 19, 06:52 UTC83 km
  • M6.2 · Jan 22, 12:42 UTC119 km
  • M5.9 · Mar 8, 17:08 UTC75 km
  • M5.8 · Aug 17, 12:38 UTC105 km
  • M5.8 · Jun 20, 03:49 UTC75 km
  • M5.8 · Jun 19, 07:52 UTC96 km
  • M5.7 · Oct 2, 16:34 UTC50 km
  • M5.7 · Feb 26, 04:59 UTC86 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 76 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M8.8 (July 29, 2025).

  • M8.8 · July 29, 202543 km
  • M7.8 · September 18, 2025120 km
  • M7.5 · June 8, 1993191 km
  • M7.4 · September 13, 2025121 km
  • M7.4 · July 20, 202587 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayWeather in Petropavlovsk-KamchatskiyEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Jan 27, 17:59 UTC.