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M5.0 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS

UTC time: 2025-07-30 22:25:59 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
35.0 km
Source
EMSC

KURIL ISLANDS

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M5.0 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near KURIL ISLANDS on July 30, 2025 at 22:25 UTC. With a focal depth of about 35 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
7359ac8a643038cefd2f091c75d7f4a9d691b962
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
35.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-30 22:25:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
49.76420, 156.37590
Temperature
12.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 35 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 35 km
Shallow
35 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
Vilyuchinsk379.4 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy398.7 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Karpinsky Group
    Distance: 82 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia
  • Chikurachki Activity reported
    Distance: 90 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia
  • Vernadsky Ridge
    Distance: 95 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
  • Fuss Peak
    Distance: 98 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'742 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·Russia
  • Ebeko
    Distance: 106 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
  • Shirinki
    Distance: 111 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 hours18
First 24 hours52
First 72 hours59
Strongest subsequent eventM7.0
M4.92025-07-30 22:26:04 UTC10.8 kmKuril Islands M4.62025-07-30 22:39:36 UTC64.6 kmKuril Islands M4.72025-07-30 22:39:43 UTC51.8 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.12025-07-30 23:20:37 UTC137.9 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.12025-07-30 23:27:20 UTC132.8 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.12025-07-30 23:27:22 UTC139.1 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.22025-07-31 01:16:47 UTC129.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-07-31 01:54:21 UTC128.3 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-07-31 01:54:23 UTC115.3 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.72025-07-31 02:11:25 UTC23.5 kmKuril Islands M5.12025-07-31 02:29:15 UTC11.0 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.22025-07-31 02:29:19 UTC28.8 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#56
Earlier events M≥4121
Earlier events M≥567
Compared since2025-02-03

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 UTC107.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.22025-07-30 04:25:16 UTC35.4 kmKuril Islands M6.12025-07-30 14:47:41 UTC107.5 km143 km ESE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.12025-07-30 07:34:46 UTC87.4 kmEast of Kuril Islands M6.02025-07-30 02:30:37 UTC131.3 kmKuril Islands

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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