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M4.9 Earthquake near Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-11 09:53:43 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
56.0 km
Source
GFZ

Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

On August 11, 2025 at 09:53 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near Kuril Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 56 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
01196e6a614aa6d8a45076ef8fe819c6efd3f8fb
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
56.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-11 09:53:43 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
50.79000, 157.12000
Temperature
14.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 56 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 56 km
Shallow
56 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kambalny
    Distance: 60 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 68 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 73 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 74 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
  • Ebeko
    Distance: 79 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 79 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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