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M5.9 Earthquake near northwest of the Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-04-13 09:13:33 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
382.3 km
Source
USGS

northwest of the Kuril Islands

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M5.9 Earthquake near northwest of the Kuril Islands · 2025-04-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.9 Earthquake near northwest of the Kuril Islands · 2025-04-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 13, 2025 at 09:13 UTC, a magnitude M5.9 earthquake occurred near northwest of the Kuril Islands. The deep hypocenter at about 382 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
48bafbe73bd9b43c82909b3f62cba165535d6372
Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
382.3 km
UTC time
2025-04-13 09:13:33 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
48.70550, 149.77900

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 382.3 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 382.3 km
Deep
382.3 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Poronaysk491.4 kmW16'677
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk560.4 kmW198'973
Sapporo903.9 kmSW1'973'832

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Ketoi
    Distance: 251 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'172 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Russia
  • Uratman
    Distance: 255 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 678 m ·Russia
  • Chirpoi
    Distance: 255 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 742 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
  • Prevo Peak
    Distance: 256 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'360 m ·Last eruption: 1825 ·Russia
  • Zavaritzki Caldera
    Distance: 257 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 612 m ·Last eruption: 1957 ·Russia
  • Milna
    Distance: 258 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'504 m ·Last eruption: 1914 ·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.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥45
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-01-15

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

Strongest earlier events

M4.72025-03-06 15:31:56 UTC77.8 kmnorthwest of the Kuril Islands M4.52025-03-06 15:31:57 UTC76.7 kmNorthwest of Kuril Islands M4.42025-02-09 08:36:07 UTC82.2 kmnorthwest of the Kuril Islands M4.22025-02-08 20:31:53 UTC83.2 kmnorthwest of the Kuril Islands M4.22025-01-15 12:06:45 UTC49.6 kmnorthwest of the Kuril Islands

Stats (last 24h)

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