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M6.2 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-07-31 05:27:14 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M6.2

Depth: 12.0 km
Source: GFZ

East of Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.2 earthquake was recorded near East of Kuril Islands on July 31, 2025 at 05:27 UTC. With a focal depth of about 12 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

29e7f8c334a5ba3b70ea238fbaace6e53f243ed4

Magnitude

M6.2

Depth

12.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-31 05:27:14 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

49.55000, 158.62000

Temperature

13.1°C

Depth profile

Shallow

12 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

Vilyuchinsk376.4 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy390.7 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Vernadsky Ridge

Distance: 220 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
Ebeko

Distance: 225 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
Kambalny

Distance: 231 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 236 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Iliinsky

Distance: 239 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Koshelev

Distance: 240 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours19

First 24 hours58

First 72 hours87

Strongest subsequent eventM7.0

M4.62025-07-31 05:49:23 UTC105.5 km112 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.62025-07-31 05:49:23 UTC100.6 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-07-31 05:49:26 UTC114.8 kmKuril Islands M5.42025-07-31 06:51:34 UTC160.1 km103 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.22025-07-31 06:51:34 UTC144.3 kmKuril Islands M5.42025-07-31 06:51:41 UTC160.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.22025-07-31 07:21:40 UTC65.6 km202 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.32025-07-31 07:21:41 UTC65.3 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.22025-07-31 07:21:44 UTC64.8 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.12025-07-31 07:42:37 UTC92.1 km128 km SE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M5.62025-07-31 07:42:38 UTC92.1 km128 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.42025-07-31 07:42:39 UTC105.6 kmEAST OF KURIL 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 250 km.

Magnitude rank#4

Earlier events M≥4284

Earlier events M≥5174

Compared since2025-01-11

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.42025-07-30 14:47:41 UTC74.7 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.32025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC136.8 kmKuril Islands M6.32025-07-30 05:05:11 UTC136.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.22025-07-31 05:27:13 UTC4.4 km220 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.22025-07-30 04:25:16 UTC167.9 kmKuril Islands

Stats (last 24h)

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