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M4.9 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-29 04:56:40 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

East of Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

On August 29, 2025 at 04:56 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 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. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
53c9dc5c92f542b6cd98ddc30e5fd2acc80fc17d
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-29 04:56:40 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
49.96000, 159.28000
Temperature
13.4°C

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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 225 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 225 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 226 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Zheltovsky
    Distance: 226 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 232 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 236 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·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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