M4.3 Earthquake near 62 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

UTC time: 2025-08-04 13:48:16 UTC Local time: —

Magnitude

M4.3

Depth: 55.4 km
Source: USGS

62 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

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About this earthquake

On August 4, 2025 at 13:48 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near 62 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 55 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M4.3

Depth

55.4 km

UTC time

2025-08-04 13:48:16 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

50.47710, 156.95540

Temperature

11.6°C

Depth profile

Shallow

55.4 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

Volcanoes nearby

Vernadsky Ridge

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Ebeko

Distance: 70 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
Kambalny

Distance: 92 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Koshelev

Distance: 99 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
Alaid

Distance: 107 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'285 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Russia
Chikurachki Activity reported

Distance: 107 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·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.

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