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M5.3 Earthquake near 111 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

UTC time: 2025-07-30 05:09:03 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

111 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

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M5.3 Earthquake near 111 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near 111 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.3 earthquake was recorded near 111 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on July 30, 2025 at 05:09 UTC. 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 USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
0e24b49a3dc252a12c9c5461c7b3e788f153b1c7
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-30 05:09:03 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
50.13100, 157.44790
Temperature
13.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
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
Vilyuchinsk318.4 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy336.1 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Vernadsky Ridge
    Distance: 115 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
  • Ebeko
    Distance: 119 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 137 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Chikurachki Activity reported
    Distance: 143 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 145 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
  • Karpinsky Group
    Distance: 147 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours18
First 24 hours121
First 72 hours165
Strongest subsequent eventM7.0
M5.42025-07-30 05:09:04 UTC17.0 kmKuril Islands M5.12025-07-30 05:56:30 UTC135.6 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-07-30 06:37:40 UTC129.1 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-30 06:37:50 UTC121.9 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.72025-07-30 07:34:46 UTC145.4 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.02025-07-30 08:19:11 UTC18.4 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.02025-07-30 08:19:13 UTC16.2 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-07-30 08:30:13 UTC95.1 kmKuril Islands M5.12025-07-30 08:40:24 UTC120.4 kmKuril Islands M5.02025-07-30 08:40:26 UTC120.8 km108 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.02025-07-30 08:40:28 UTC119.7 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-07-30 09:01:45 UTC25.3 km90 km ESE 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#21
Earlier events M≥445
Earlier events M≥531
Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.32025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC72.2 kmKuril Islands M6.32025-07-30 05:05:11 UTC72.5 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.22025-07-30 04:25:16 UTC111.9 kmKuril Islands M6.02025-07-30 02:30:37 UTC60.5 kmKuril Islands M5.92025-07-30 02:30:41 UTC56.7 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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