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M5.4 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS

UTC time: 2025-07-31 06:51:41 UTC Local time: —

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Archive record · original publication time was not recorded Content updated: 2026-09-06 13:00:22 UTC

Automatically generated from measurement data by QuakeMap24. Values may change after further analysis.

Magnitude

M5.4

Depth: 63.0 km
Source: EMSC

KURIL ISLANDS

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About this earthquake

On July 31, 2025 at 06:51 UTC, a magnitude M5.4 earthquake occurred near KURIL ISLANDS. With a focal depth of about 63 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 EMSC.

Details

4986d517bdb580a8993b61b83a7c591f8cd90f7f

Magnitude

M5.4

Depth

63.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-31 06:51:41 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

emsc

Coordinates

49.75180, 156.41610

Temperature

12.6°C

Depth profile

Shallow

63 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

Felt reports

9felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Jul 31, 2025, 7:06 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Vilyuchinsk379.6 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy398.9 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Karpinsky Group

Distance: 86 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia
Chikurachki Activity reported

Distance: 93 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia
Vernadsky Ridge

Distance: 97 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
Fuss Peak

Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'742 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·Russia
Ebeko

Distance: 108 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
Shirinki

Distance: 114 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 693 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours16

First 24 hours26

First 72 hours46

Strongest subsequent eventM7.0

M5.22025-07-31 07:21:40 UTC118.8 km202 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.32025-07-31 07:21:41 UTC125.9 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.22025-07-31 07:21:44 UTC116.9 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.12025-07-31 07:42:37 UTC75.3 km128 km SE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M5.62025-07-31 07:42:38 UTC75.3 km128 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.42025-07-31 07:42:39 UTC71.0 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.52025-07-31 07:42:41 UTC72.4 kmKuril Islands M4.92025-07-31 10:04:36 UTC149.0 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.92025-07-31 10:04:42 UTC129.0 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-07-31 11:46:03 UTC94.7 kmKuril Islands M4.72025-07-31 11:46:04 UTC97.7 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.32025-07-31 11:59:52 UTC7.3 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#32

Earlier events M≥4148

Earlier events M≥575

Compared since2025-02-03

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 UTC105.0 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.22025-07-30 04:25:16 UTC34.6 kmKuril Islands M6.12025-07-30 14:47:41 UTC105.0 km143 km ESE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.12025-07-30 07:34:46 UTC86.3 kmEast of Kuril Islands M6.02025-07-30 02:30:37 UTC130.6 kmKuril Islands

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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Country (24h)

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