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M5.0 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-07-30 08:19:11 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
27.0 km
Source
GFZ

East of Kuril Islands

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M5.0 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near East of Kuril Islands on July 30, 2025 at 08:19 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 27 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
64aac2d1cb944b3e7a9ba2bb17488b98fc8d346f
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
27.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-30 08:19:11 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
49.97000, 157.39000
Temperature
13.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 27 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 27 km
Shallow
27 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
Vilyuchinsk336.8 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy354.5 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Vernadsky Ridge
    Distance: 121 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
  • Ebeko
    Distance: 126 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
  • Chikurachki Activity reported
    Distance: 143 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia
  • Karpinsky Group
    Distance: 144 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 153 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Fuss Peak
    Distance: 156 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'742 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours38
First 24 hours131
First 72 hours158
Strongest subsequent eventM7.0
M5.02025-07-30 08:19:13 UTC6.2 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-07-30 08:30:13 UTC83.0 kmKuril Islands M5.12025-07-30 08:40:24 UTC112.5 kmKuril Islands M5.02025-07-30 08:40:26 UTC111.2 km108 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.02025-07-30 08:40:28 UTC111.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-07-30 09:01:45 UTC40.9 km90 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.92025-07-30 09:01:51 UTC51.8 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-07-30 09:01:54 UTC56.7 kmKuril Islands M4.52025-07-30 09:48:05 UTC138.8 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-07-30 10:54:00 UTC117.5 km206 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.02025-07-30 10:54:01 UTC113.6 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.12025-07-30 10:54:05 UTC106.6 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#37
Earlier events M≥455
Earlier events M≥539
Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.32025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC90.1 kmKuril Islands M6.32025-07-30 05:05:11 UTC90.3 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.22025-07-30 04:25:16 UTC97.4 kmKuril Islands M6.12025-07-30 07:34:46 UTC135.8 kmEast of Kuril Islands M6.02025-07-30 02:30:37 UTC78.8 kmKuril Islands

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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