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M5.5 Earthquake near 81 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

UTC time: 2025-08-23 03:44:16 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.5

Depth: 63.9 km
Source: USGS

81 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.5 earthquake was recorded near 81 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on August 23, 2025 at 03:44 UTC. With a focal depth of about 64 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 USGS.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.5

Depth

63.9 km

UTC time

2025-08-23 03:44:16 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

50.86950, 157.24110

Temperature

14.2°C

Depth profile

Shallow

63.9 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

Vilyuchinsk242.9 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy261.8 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Kambalny

Distance: 55 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Koshelev

Distance: 64 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 65 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 67 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
Iliinsky

Distance: 70 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Zheltovsky

Distance: 79 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 hours3

First 24 hours8

First 72 hours11

Strongest subsequent eventM6.1

M5.42025-08-23 03:44:17 UTC8.2 kmEvent of magnitude 5.4, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.52025-08-23 03:44:17 UTC12.2 kmKuril Islands, Russia [Sea: Russia] M4.82025-08-23 08:07:10 UTC79.5 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.32025-08-23 21:29:38 UTC134.4 km M4.42025-08-24 01:16:36 UTC124.2 km62 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.92025-08-24 02:04:00 UTC143.4 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-08-24 02:04:06 UTC142.1 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-08-24 02:31:39 UTC142.1 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.92025-08-25 04:06:03 UTC15.0 km89 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.92025-08-25 04:06:04 UTC21.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.32025-08-25 20:08:02 UTC72.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.62025-08-26 05:51:39 UTC147.6 km194 km E of Ozernovskiy, 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.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#36

Earlier events M≥4474

Earlier events M≥5224

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 UTC56.9 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC56.4 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC50.8 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC50.7 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC41.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS

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