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M5.7 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.7 Earthquake near Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-27 03:49:45 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On August 27, 2025 at 03:49 UTC, a magnitude M5.7 earthquake occurred near Kuril Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

Magnitude
M5.7
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-27 03:49:45 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usp
Coordinates
50.81775, 157.71005

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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
Vilyuchinsk239.9 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy257.6 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Kambalny
    Distance: 80 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 81 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 83 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 87 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
  • Zheltovsky
    Distance: 89 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 90 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours7
First 24 hours8
First 72 hours21
Strongest subsequent eventM6.1
M6.02025-08-27 03:49:46 UTC26.6 kmKuril Islands M6.12025-08-27 03:49:51 UTC19.2 kmKuril Islands, Russia [Sea: Russia] M6.02025-08-27 03:49:52 UTC15.0 km98 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.12025-08-27 03:49:52 UTC15.0 km98 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.12025-08-27 03:49:54 UTC14.9 kmKuril Islands M5.82025-08-27 03:49:55 UTC23.8 kmEvent of magnitude 5.8, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.92025-08-27 08:28:48 UTC148.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-08-27 09:53:24 UTC135.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.32025-08-28 06:47:51 UTC132.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52025-08-28 06:51:52 UTC136.3 km218 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.52025-08-28 16:22:43 UTC111.5 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-08-29 03:40:44 UTC149.2 km239 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#32
Earlier events M≥4595
Earlier events M≥5282
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 UTC35.9 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC33.4 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC27.2 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC27.1 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC14.3 kmKURIL ISLANDS

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