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M5.3 Earthquake near Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-06 20:27:16 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Kuril Islands

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M5.3 Earthquake near Kuril Islands · 2025-08-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near Kuril Islands · 2025-08-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On August 6, 2025 at 20:27 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near Kuril Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
5de01211cbf3298b76ce5386370e3baae97a7d9e
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-06 20:27:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
50.15000, 157.31000
Temperature
14.7°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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Vilyuchinsk318.5 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy336.5 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Vernadsky Ridge
    Distance: 105 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
  • Ebeko
    Distance: 109 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Chikurachki Activity reported
    Distance: 133 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia
  • Karpinsky Group
    Distance: 137 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 140 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 hours3
First 24 hours14
First 72 hours51
Strongest subsequent eventM6.1
M5.32025-08-06 20:27:18 UTC21.3 km122 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.32025-08-06 20:27:19 UTC7.8 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.32025-08-06 22:37:11 UTC114.3 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-08-07 02:53:00 UTC132.1 kmKuril Islands M4.62025-08-07 02:53:01 UTC137.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.62025-08-07 09:15:13 UTC19.1 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-07 16:54:24 UTC75.4 kmKuril Islands M4.82025-08-07 16:54:25 UTC85.8 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-07 16:54:26 UTC96.2 km88 km SE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M4.42025-08-07 18:13:23 UTC93.0 km116 km SE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M4.42025-08-07 18:13:27 UTC128.6 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.62025-08-07 18:13:29 UTC126.0 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka

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#67
Earlier events M≥4307
Earlier events M≥5167
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 UTC52.2 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC56.1 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC59.1 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC59.1 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC68.3 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
498
Country (24h)
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