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M5.5 Earthquake near Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-10-28 07:06:22 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.5

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

On October 28, 2025 at 07:06 UTC, a magnitude M5.5 earthquake occurred near Kuril Islands. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

0633dd35d95f9739b54b469663745c336c2e8f03

Magnitude

M5.5

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-10-28 07:06:22 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

50.51000, 157.40000

Temperature

5.6°C

Depth profile

Shallow

10 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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Vilyuchinsk278.1 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy296.3 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Kambalny

Distance: 96 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Ebeko

Distance: 100 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
Vernadsky Ridge

Distance: 100 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
Koshelev

Distance: 104 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 106 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 109 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours4

First 24 hours4

First 72 hours6

Strongest subsequent eventM5.8

M5.82025-10-28 07:06:24 UTC16.2 kmKuril Islands, Russia [Sea: Russia] M5.72025-10-28 07:06:26 UTC15.0 km95 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.32025-10-28 07:06:26 UTC15.0 km95 km ESE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M4.72025-10-28 13:01:40 UTC118.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-10-30 02:23:59 UTC128.0 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.62025-10-30 02:39:35 UTC132.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.22025-11-01 08:20:58 UTC31.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.42025-11-01 08:20:58 UTC31.4 kmKuril Islands M5.12025-11-03 03:54:58 UTC127.8 kmKuril Islands M5.32025-11-03 03:55:05 UTC143.6 km106 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.02025-11-03 19:07:48 UTC115.2 kmKuril Islands M4.82025-11-03 19:07:55 UTC122.4 km78 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, 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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#67

Earlier events M≥4656

Earlier events M≥5306

Compared since2025-01-11

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC28.3 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC30.7 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC29.2 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC29.2 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC32.5 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

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