Significant magnitude 6.1 earthquake 139 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia

Russia was shaken near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, by an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 only 12 minutes ago, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia, early evening on Monday, November 3rd, 2025, at 7:44 pm local time. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 6.4 earthquake. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 6.3.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (pop. 181,200) located 139 km from the epicenter, Vilyuchinsk (pop. 25,200) 142 km away, and Paratunka (pop. 1,800) 152 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Nov 3, 2025 07:44 pm (GMT +11) local time (3 Nov 2025 08:44 GMT)
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 52.23°N / 160.04°E (Kamchatka, Russia)
Primary data source: EMSC
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