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M5.9 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-07-30 16:07:45 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
23.0 km
Source
GFZ

East of Kuril Islands

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M5.9 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.9 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On July 30, 2025 at 16:07 UTC, a magnitude M5.9 earthquake occurred near East of Kuril Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 23 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
6eaeaa8ee869ee1c67220f187bbc964c445987c1
Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
23.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-30 16:07:45 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
49.80000, 157.20000
Temperature
12.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 23 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 23 km
Shallow
23 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
Vilyuchinsk358.2 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy376.2 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Vernadsky Ridge
    Distance: 123 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
  • Ebeko
    Distance: 130 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
  • Karpinsky Group
    Distance: 135 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia
  • Chikurachki Activity reported
    Distance: 137 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia
  • Fuss Peak
    Distance: 149 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'742 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·Russia
  • Shirinki
    Distance: 165 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 693 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours27
First 24 hours81
First 72 hours93
Strongest subsequent eventM7.0
M4.82025-07-30 16:41:26 UTC134.7 kmKuril Islands M5.42025-07-30 16:57:34 UTC37.5 km132 km SE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M5.62025-07-30 16:57:35 UTC37.5 km132 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.72025-07-30 16:57:38 UTC35.9 kmKuril Islands M5.62025-07-30 16:57:38 UTC35.3 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.62025-07-30 17:31:38 UTC44.6 kmKuril Islands M5.32025-07-30 17:31:38 UTC45.9 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-07-30 17:46:44 UTC49.0 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-07-30 17:46:48 UTC54.4 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.72025-07-30 18:29:20 UTC141.3 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-07-30 18:29:25 UTC138.0 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.82025-07-30 18:30:47 UTC82.3 kmKURIL 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#8
Earlier events M≥4109
Earlier events M≥559
Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.42025-07-30 14:47:41 UTC50.1 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.32025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC113.1 kmKuril Islands M6.32025-07-30 05:05:11 UTC113.3 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.22025-07-30 04:25:16 UTC75.6 kmKuril Islands M6.12025-07-30 14:47:41 UTC50.1 km143 km ESE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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