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M5.7 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-07-30 21:13:01 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.7
Depth
8.0 km
Source
GFZ

East of Kuril Islands

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M5.7 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.7 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.7 earthquake was recorded near East of Kuril Islands on July 30, 2025 at 21:13 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 8 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
3f319915224bd7e2b23683a3f65098661796b5e0
Magnitude
M5.7
Depth
8.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-30 21:13:01 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
49.53000, 158.69000
Temperature
13.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8 km
Shallow
8 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
Vilyuchinsk378.8 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy393.0 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Vernadsky Ridge
    Distance: 226 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
  • Ebeko
    Distance: 230 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 236 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 241 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 243 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 245 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 hours14
First 24 hours53
First 72 hours64
Strongest subsequent eventM7.0
M6.02025-07-30 21:13:02 UTC0.8 km222 km SE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M5.42025-07-30 21:14:44 UTC101.3 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.32025-07-30 21:32:33 UTC105.3 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.22025-07-30 21:32:41 UTC121.4 kmKuril Islands M4.62025-07-30 22:39:36 UTC143.4 kmKuril Islands M4.72025-07-30 22:39:43 UTC147.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.12025-07-30 23:20:37 UTC49.5 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.12025-07-30 23:27:20 UTC51.5 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.12025-07-30 23:27:22 UTC56.7 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.12025-07-31 00:06:45 UTC132.7 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-07-31 00:06:48 UTC149.8 kmKuril Islands M4.22025-07-31 01:16:47 UTC88.7 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#10
Earlier events M≥473
Earlier events M≥547
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 UTC80.0 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.32025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC140.7 kmKuril Islands M6.32025-07-30 05:05:11 UTC140.0 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.12025-07-30 14:47:41 UTC80.0 km143 km ESE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M5.92025-07-30 16:07:45 UTC111.4 kmEast of Kuril Islands

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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