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M4.6 Earthquake near 104 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

UTC time: 2025-08-08 04:43:12 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
47.4 km
Source
USGS

104 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near 104 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on August 8, 2025 at 04:43 UTC. With a focal depth of about 47 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. 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

ID
7624c1352e2e46a38b770325fc78d7204ee02185
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
47.4 km
UTC time
2025-08-08 04:43:12 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
50.68340, 157.60020
Temperature
13.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 47.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 47.4 km
Shallow
47.4 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

  • Kambalny
    Distance: 86 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 92 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 95 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 95 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 96 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
  • Zheltovsky
    Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·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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