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M4.4 Earthquake near 87 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

UTC time: 2025-08-10 07:16:18 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
53.8 km
Source
USGS

87 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.4 earthquake was recorded near 87 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on August 10, 2025 at 07:16 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 54 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
14590f2c741a69df3e27acb4f6c797c88c028b04
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
53.8 km
UTC time
2025-08-10 07:16:18 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
50.45210, 157.31700
Temperature
12.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 53.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 53.8 km
Shallow
53.8 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Vernadsky Ridge
    Distance: 95 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
  • Ebeko
    Distance: 96 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 100 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 108 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 112 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 114 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·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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