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M4.6 Earthquake near Northwest of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-12-08 04:58:24 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
351.0 km
Source
GFZ

Northwest of Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near Northwest of Kuril Islands on December 8, 2025 at 04:58 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 351 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
2064bae01b8652e51c7660f23036fca94320b0dd
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
351.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-08 04:58:24 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
47.28000, 147.07000
Temperature
0.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 351 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 351 km
Deep
351 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Chirippusan [Chirip]
    Distance: 226 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'587 m ·Last eruption: 1860 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Moyorodake [Medvezhia]
    Distance: 250 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'124 m ·Last eruption: 1999 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Sashiusudake [Baransky]
    Distance: 253 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'128 m ·Last eruption: 1951 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Odamoisan [Tebenkov]
    Distance: 259 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'208 m ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Etorofu-Yakeyama [Grozny Group]
    Distance: 260 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'147 m ·Last eruption: 2013 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Ivao Group
    Distance: 261 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'426 m ·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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