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M5.7 Earthquake near Kuril Islands

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

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Magnitude

M5.7

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: USP

Kuril Islands

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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

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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

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

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

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#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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