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M4.3 Earthquake near 278 km SW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

UTC time: 2025-01-16 01:01:27 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
179.0 km
Source
USGS

278 km SW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.3 earthquake was recorded near 278 km SW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on January 16, 2025 at 01:01 UTC. At around 179 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
2526599ade4d72b6e3fc56f706e9a053b864f85f
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
179.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-16 01:01:27 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
48.80380, 153.56310

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 179 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 179 km
Intermediate
179 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Chirinkotan
    Distance: 21 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 724 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Russia
  • Ekarma
    Distance: 32 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'170 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Sinarka
    Distance: 46 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 911 m ·Last eruption: 1878 ·Russia
  • Raikoke
    Distance: 61 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 551 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Russia
  • Kharimkotan
    Distance: 77 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'145 m ·Last eruption: 1933 ·Russia
  • Sarychev Peak
    Distance: 84 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'496 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·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

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