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M5.1 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-07-30 10:54:05 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.1

Depth: 37.0 km
Source: GFZ

East of Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near East of Kuril Islands on July 30, 2025 at 10:54 UTC. With a focal depth of about 37 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

3f6ae73d62f02629c08cad73354a52b698667932

Magnitude

M5.1

Depth

37.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-30 10:54:05 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

50.34000, 158.77000

Temperature

11.8°C

Depth profile

Shallow

37 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

Vilyuchinsk289.3 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy303.0 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Kurile Lake

Distance: 169 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Iliinsky

Distance: 169 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Zheltovsky

Distance: 171 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
Kambalny

Distance: 171 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 176 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
Koshelev

Distance: 181 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 hours63

First 24 hours138

First 72 hours160

Strongest subsequent eventM7.0

M4.62025-07-30 11:10:45 UTC48.8 km142 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.62025-07-30 11:10:45 UTC50.3 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-07-30 11:10:49 UTC42.6 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.12025-07-30 11:26:37 UTC147.0 km175 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.22025-07-30 11:38:07 UTC79.9 km136 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.22025-07-30 11:38:07 UTC90.3 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-07-30 11:38:10 UTC94.9 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-07-30 11:59:43 UTC72.3 km159 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M4.72025-07-30 11:59:44 UTC87.2 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-07-30 11:59:48 UTC90.8 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-30 12:01:54 UTC75.6 km187 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.22025-07-30 12:01:55 UTC88.2 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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#40

Earlier events M≥475

Earlier events M≥559

Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.32025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC71.0 kmKuril Islands M6.32025-07-30 05:05:11 UTC70.0 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.02025-07-30 02:48:28 UTC135.0 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M6.02025-07-30 02:30:37 UTC93.1 kmKuril Islands M5.92025-07-30 02:30:41 UTC94.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS

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