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M5.3 Earthquake near Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-10-11 12:25:50 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.3

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: USP

Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.3 earthquake was recorded near Kuril Islands on October 11, 2025 at 12:25 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 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 USP and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.3

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-10-11 12:25:50 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usp

Coordinates

50.28397, 157.00946

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

Vilyuchinsk309.8 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy328.6 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Vernadsky Ridge

Distance: 80 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
Ebeko

Distance: 83 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
Chikurachki Activity reported

Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia
Kambalny

Distance: 114 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Karpinsky Group

Distance: 117 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia
Alaid

Distance: 121 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'285 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours6

First 24 hours7

First 72 hours14

Strongest subsequent eventM5.8

M5.42025-10-11 12:25:52 UTC27.0 kmEvent of magnitude 5.4, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.82025-10-11 12:25:57 UTC43.3 kmKuril Islands M5.42025-10-11 12:25:58 UTC22.7 km56 km SE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M5.82025-10-11 12:25:58 UTC30.5 kmKuril Islands, Russia [Sea: Russia] M5.82025-10-11 12:25:59 UTC22.7 km56 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.82025-10-11 12:25:59 UTC44.0 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.22025-10-12 05:04:21 UTC19.9 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.22025-10-13 01:09:43 UTC111.5 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-10-13 01:09:44 UTC110.7 km119 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M4.72025-10-13 17:40:00 UTC58.3 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.52025-10-13 17:40:01 UTC31.6 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-10-13 17:40:06 UTC19.8 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#99

Earlier events M≥4568

Earlier events M≥5258

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 UTC61.0 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC64.4 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC64.9 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC64.9 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC69.9 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

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