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M5.0 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.0 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-05 08:14:13 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On August 5, 2025 at 08:14 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near East of Kuril Islands. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-05 08:14:13 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
50.78000, 158.17000
Temperature
13.8°C

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Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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
Vilyuchinsk239.8 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy255.9 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 105 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 105 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
  • Zheltovsky
    Distance: 106 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 108 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 112 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 118 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 hours10
First 24 hours25
First 72 hours79
Strongest subsequent eventM6.5
M4.82025-08-05 10:28:49 UTC60.7 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-08-05 10:28:51 UTC50.9 km163 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M4.92025-08-05 10:28:51 UTC46.7 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-08-05 12:20:11 UTC142.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-08-05 12:20:11 UTC142.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-08-05 12:34:22 UTC51.4 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-08-05 12:39:40 UTC35.7 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.02025-08-05 12:39:42 UTC31.7 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-05 13:18:38 UTC69.0 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-05 13:18:39 UTC69.8 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.22025-08-05 20:15:27 UTC113.8 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-06 01:47:39 UTC143.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#201
Earlier events M≥4409
Earlier events M≥5250
Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC40.6 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC36.7 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC34.3 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC34.3 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC30.5 kmKURIL ISLANDS

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