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M5.5 Earthquake near Kuril Islands, Russia [Sea: Russia]

UTC time: 2025-08-23 03:44:17 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
60.9 km
Source
INGV

Kuril Islands, Russia [Sea: Russia]

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M5.5 Earthquake near Kuril Islands, Russia [Sea: Russia] · 2025-08-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.5 Earthquake near Kuril Islands, Russia [Sea: Russia] · 2025-08-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.5 earthquake was recorded near Kuril Islands, Russia [Sea: Russia] on August 23, 2025 at 03:44 UTC. With a focal depth of about 61 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 event was recorded by INGV.

Details

ID
621c04b436fdeae58ad038c3df24ce265d5d874a
Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
60.9 km
UTC time
2025-08-23 03:44:17 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
ingv
Coordinates
50.83590, 157.40600
Temperature
12.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 60.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 60.9 km
Shallow
60.9 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
Vilyuchinsk243.0 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy261.5 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Kambalny
    Distance: 64 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 71 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 74 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 75 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 75 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
  • Zheltovsky
    Distance: 83 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours6
First 72 hours10
Strongest subsequent eventM6.1
M4.82025-08-23 08:07:10 UTC78.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.32025-08-23 21:29:38 UTC140.0 km M4.42025-08-24 01:16:36 UTC130.9 km62 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.92025-08-24 02:04:00 UTC140.8 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-08-24 02:04:06 UTC137.7 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-08-24 02:31:39 UTC137.8 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.82025-08-24 20:48:59 UTC149.6 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-08-25 04:06:03 UTC7.2 km89 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.92025-08-25 04:06:04 UTC10.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.32025-08-25 20:08:02 UTC69.7 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.62025-08-26 05:51:39 UTC137.9 km194 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia M4.62025-08-26 05:51:39 UTC139.5 kmOFF 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#37
Earlier events M≥4502
Earlier events M≥5240
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 UTC46.5 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC45.6 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC39.7 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC39.7 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC29.5 kmKURIL ISLANDS

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