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M5.0 Earthquake near Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-05 02:54:17 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near Kuril Islands on August 5, 2025 at 02:54 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-05 02:54:17 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

50.25000, 157.16000

Temperature

12.6°C

Depth profile

Shallow

10 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

Vilyuchinsk310.4 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy328.8 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Vernadsky Ridge

Distance: 91 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
Ebeko

Distance: 94 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
Kambalny

Distance: 119 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Chikurachki Activity reported

Distance: 121 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia
Koshelev

Distance: 126 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
Karpinsky Group

Distance: 127 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours5

First 24 hours13

First 72 hours42

Strongest subsequent eventM6.1

M4.62025-08-05 02:54:20 UTC4.6 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-05 04:13:41 UTC92.6 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.92025-08-05 08:14:11 UTC85.7 km153 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.02025-08-05 08:14:13 UTC92.6 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.02025-08-05 08:14:13 UTC98.4 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-08-05 10:28:51 UTC143.5 km163 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M4.92025-08-05 10:28:51 UTC139.0 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-08-05 12:34:22 UTC143.7 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-08-05 12:39:40 UTC78.1 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.02025-08-05 12:39:42 UTC81.1 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-05 13:18:38 UTC83.0 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-05 13:18:39 UTC85.9 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka

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#125

Earlier events M≥4284

Earlier events M≥5154

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 UTC53.2 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC56.9 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC58.3 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC58.3 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC65.0 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

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