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M5.0 Earthquake near EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS

UTC time: 2025-07-30 02:39:57 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: EMSC

EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS

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About this earthquake

On July 30, 2025 at 02:39 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 EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

4c13977f08d51559e1a12a6da1ddce285f4e79e3

Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-30 02:39:57 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

emsc

Coordinates

51.03600, 159.31560

Temperature

12.4°C

Depth profile

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

Vilyuchinsk219.8 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy230.3 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Ksudach

Distance: 150 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
Zheltovsky

Distance: 151 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
Iliinsky

Distance: 156 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Khodutka

Distance: 159 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 160 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Olkoviy-Ozernoy Volcanic Field

Distance: 165 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 681 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours72

First 24 hours196

First 72 hours258

Strongest subsequent eventM7.0

M4.82025-07-30 02:48:23 UTC74.2 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M6.02025-07-30 02:48:28 UTC84.6 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-30 02:59:31 UTC104.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-07-30 02:59:32 UTC112.8 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.52025-07-30 03:13:21 UTC76.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M6.02025-07-30 03:13:21 UTC76.1 km157 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.82025-07-30 03:13:22 UTC91.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.52025-07-30 03:25:54 UTC97.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-07-30 03:31:50 UTC59.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-07-30 03:31:55 UTC111.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-07-30 03:35:00 UTC139.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-07-30 03:53:13 UTC96.7 kmEAST OF KURIL 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#35

Earlier events M≥457

Earlier events M≥536

Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC137.8 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC138.2 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.02025-07-29 23:48:27 UTC131.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.02025-07-29 23:48:21 UTC125.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.92025-07-30 00:09:54 UTC127.7 km147 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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