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M5.2 Earthquake near Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-07-31 02:29:19 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
71.0 km
Source
GFZ

Kuril Islands

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M5.2 Earthquake near Kuril Islands · 2025-07-31 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near Kuril Islands · 2025-07-31 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On July 31, 2025 at 02:29 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near Kuril Islands. At around 71 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
06ec8a75e30c5b43b06cd5ddec0bc1e0649bd3d9
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
71.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-31 02:29:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
49.87000, 156.01000
Temperature
12.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 71 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 71 km
Intermediate
71 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Vilyuchinsk378.8 kmNE25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy398.7 kmNE181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Karpinsky Group
    Distance: 54 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia
  • Chikurachki Activity reported
    Distance: 64 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia
  • Fuss Peak
    Distance: 70 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'742 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·Russia
  • Vernadsky Ridge
    Distance: 79 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
  • Shirinki
    Distance: 82 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 693 m ·Russia
  • Ebeko
    Distance: 91 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours19
First 24 hours34
First 72 hours42
Strongest subsequent eventM7.0
M4.72025-07-31 03:13:17 UTC102.9 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-07-31 03:13:19 UTC100.1 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.82025-07-31 03:27:36 UTC145.3 kmKuril Islands M4.62025-07-31 03:48:55 UTC70.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-07-31 03:49:03 UTC70.0 kmKuril Islands M4.72025-07-31 04:35:39 UTC121.8 km135 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.82025-07-31 04:35:39 UTC108.5 kmKuril Islands M4.72025-07-31 04:35:39 UTC112.6 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.62025-07-31 05:49:23 UTC99.6 km112 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.62025-07-31 05:49:23 UTC106.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-07-31 05:49:26 UTC100.7 kmKuril Islands M5.42025-07-31 06:51:34 UTC31.6 km103 km SSE 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#42
Earlier events M≥4117
Earlier events M≥562
Compared since2025-02-03

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.42025-07-30 14:47:41 UTC131.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.22025-07-30 04:25:16 UTC51.2 kmKuril Islands M6.12025-07-30 14:47:41 UTC131.2 km143 km ESE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.12025-07-30 07:34:46 UTC101.0 kmEast of Kuril Islands M6.02025-07-30 02:30:37 UTC141.6 kmKuril Islands

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
531
Country (24h)
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