M6.1 earthquake in Russia on November 3, 2025

Strong M6.1 quake: November 3, 2025, 08:44 UTC, epicenter 142 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The rupture began 29 km below the surface. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.1magnitude
29 kmdepth
08:44time 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)143 km
  • Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia)1,384 km
  • Kitami (Japan)1,527 km
  • Kushiro (Japan)1,564 km
  • Komsomolsk-on-Amur (Russia)1,614 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 UTC72 km
  • M6.2 · Jan 22, 12:42 UTC125 km
  • M5.9 · Mar 8, 17:08 UTC84 km
  • M5.8 · Aug 17, 12:38 UTC95 km
  • M5.8 · Jun 20, 03:49 UTC65 km
  • M5.8 · Jun 19, 07:52 UTC86 km
  • M5.7 · Oct 2, 16:34 UTC59 km
  • M5.7 · Feb 26, 04:59 UTC97 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 73 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M8.8 (July 29, 2025).

  • M8.8 · July 29, 202531 km
  • M7.8 · September 18, 2025109 km
  • M7.5 · June 8, 1993198 km
  • M7.4 · September 13, 2025109 km
  • M7.4 · July 20, 202576 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.