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M4.9 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS

UTC time: 2025-10-17 08:49:11 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
30.0 km
Source
EMSC

KURIL ISLANDS

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About this earthquake

On October 17, 2025 at 08:49 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near KURIL ISLANDS. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 30 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 EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
0872f6e78d28093acd35bb9e0578e44440901e2f
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
30.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-17 08:49:11 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
50.12080, 157.26760
Temperature
4.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 30 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 30 km
Shallow
30 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

Felt reports

1felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Oct 17, 2025, 8:54 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Volcanoes nearby

  • Vernadsky Ridge
    Distance: 104 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
  • Ebeko
    Distance: 109 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
  • Chikurachki Activity reported
    Distance: 130 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia
  • Karpinsky Group
    Distance: 134 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 135 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 142 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·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.

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