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M4.9 Earthquake near 89 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

UTC time: 2025-08-25 04:06:03 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
69.3 km
Source
USGS

89 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.9 earthquake was recorded near 89 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on August 25, 2025 at 04:06 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 69 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
15818c0debd5e5eb76714e08478bed64dbf0ee92
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
69.3 km
UTC time
2025-08-25 04:06:03 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
50.77180, 157.38850
Temperature
12.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 69.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 69.3 km
Shallow
69.3 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

  • Kambalny
    Distance: 69 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 78 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 79 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 81 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 82 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
  • Zheltovsky
    Distance: 90 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·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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