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M5.5 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS

UTC time: 2026-06-07 14:54:00 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.5

Depth: 40.0 km
Source: EMSC

KURIL ISLANDS

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About this earthquake

On June 7, 2026 at 14:54 UTC, a magnitude M5.5 earthquake occurred near KURIL ISLANDS. With a focal depth of about 40 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 data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

7644965e3baced52018db00d7c8940c8ec87fb98

Magnitude

M5.5

Depth

40.0 km

UTC time

2026-06-07 14:54:00 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

emsc

Coordinates

50.06000, 157.45000

Temperature

3.9°C

Depth profile

Shallow

40 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

Vilyuchinsk326.1 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy343.8 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Vernadsky Ridge

Distance: 119 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
Ebeko

Distance: 123 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
Kambalny

Distance: 144 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Chikurachki Activity reported

Distance: 145 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia
Karpinsky Group

Distance: 148 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia
Koshelev

Distance: 152 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours5

First 24 hours9

First 72 hours10

Strongest subsequent eventM5.1

M4.52026-06-07 17:38:02 UTC79.3 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.62026-06-07 17:54:32 UTC5.1 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.72026-06-07 17:54:32 UTC22.5 kmKuril Islands M4.72026-06-07 17:54:33 UTC4.9 kmKuril Islands M4.72026-06-07 20:37:45 UTC48.1 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.42026-06-08 10:07:49 UTC30.3 km142 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.72026-06-08 10:07:50 UTC5.5 kmKuril Islands M4.52026-06-08 10:07:50 UTC57.7 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.62026-06-08 10:07:53 UTC15.0 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.82026-06-10 06:05:52 UTC114.9 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.32026-06-11 10:16:55 UTC99.6 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.72026-06-16 18:55:34 UTC148.7 kmUst'-Bol'sereckij municipal'nyj okrug

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#106

Earlier events M≥4896

Earlier events M≥5408

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 UTC54.9 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC58.8 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC62.9 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC62.9 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC73.7 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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