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M6.7 Earthquake near Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-03 05:37:53 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M6.7

Depth: 19.0 km
Source: GFZ

Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

On August 3, 2025 at 05:37 UTC, a magnitude M6.7 earthquake occurred near Kuril Islands. With a focal depth of about 19 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M6.7

Depth

19.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-03 05:37:53 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

50.70000, 157.70000

Temperature

12.9°C

Depth profile

Shallow

19 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

Vilyuchinsk252.9 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy270.5 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Kambalny

Distance: 89 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 93 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Iliinsky

Distance: 95 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 98 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
Koshelev

Distance: 99 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
Zheltovsky

Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours15

First 24 hours73

First 72 hours158

Strongest subsequent eventM7.0

M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC15.0 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC4.3 kmKURIL ISLANDS M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC15.1 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC23.3 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC21.3 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.92025-08-03 06:36:59 UTC4.7 kmKuril Islands M4.52025-08-03 06:37:01 UTC14.8 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-03 07:33:55 UTC31.2 kmKuril Islands M4.72025-08-03 07:33:57 UTC15.3 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-08-03 07:36:22 UTC163.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-08-03 07:36:28 UTC149.7 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-08-03 08:34:40 UTC24.6 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 250 km.

Magnitude rank#7

Earlier events M≥4566

Earlier events M≥5349

Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC230.7 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC230.4 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.02025-07-29 23:48:27 UTC185.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.02025-07-29 23:48:21 UTC190.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.92025-07-30 00:09:54 UTC225.6 km147 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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