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M5.2 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-12-27 02:25:16 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

East of Kuril Islands

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M5.2 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands · 2025-12-27 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands · 2025-12-27 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near East of Kuril Islands on December 27, 2025 at 02:25 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 event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
19c16f11951b650b190b91a3f67097da37aa06fd
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-27 02:25:16 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
49.65000, 158.62000
Temperature
2.1°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
Vilyuchinsk365.2 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy379.6 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Vernadsky Ridge
    Distance: 214 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
  • Ebeko
    Distance: 218 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 222 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 226 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 229 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 231 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 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours3
Strongest subsequent eventM5.1
M5.12025-12-27 02:25:22 UTC16.3 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.32025-12-28 08:11:16 UTC136.7 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.42025-12-29 03:28:53 UTC126.5 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.32026-01-02 15:17:37 UTC111.7 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.42026-01-11 16:13:18 UTC131.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.82026-01-18 12:48:53 UTC104.6 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.02026-01-18 12:48:54 UTC115.8 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M3.92026-01-24 13:29:40 UTC113.5 kmKURIL ISLANDS

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#107
Earlier events M≥4448
Earlier events M≥5222
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 UTC111.2 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC112.6 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC118.8 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC118.9 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC131.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS

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