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M4.9 Earthquake near northwest of the Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-03-28 11:57:11 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
425.3 km
Source
USGS

northwest of the Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

On March 28, 2025 at 11:57 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near northwest of the Kuril Islands. The deep hypocenter at about 425 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
42045360dbd15bc05ea6d8b4a2f1f27bf3ed1633
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
425.3 km
UTC time
2025-03-28 11:57:11 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
47.95070, 147.20370

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 425.3 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 425.3 km
Deep
425.3 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Chirippusan [Chirip]
    Distance: 296 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'587 m ·Last eruption: 1860 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Kolokol Group
    Distance: 304 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'328 m ·Last eruption: 1973 ·Russia
  • Ivao Group
    Distance: 308 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'426 m ·Russia
  • Moyorodake [Medvezhia]
    Distance: 311 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'124 m ·Last eruption: 1999 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Chirpoi
    Distance: 319 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 742 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
  • Sashiusudake [Baransky]
    Distance: 323 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'128 m ·Last eruption: 1951 ·Japan - administered by 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.

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