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M5.2 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS

UTC time: 2025-08-29 22:58:33 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth: 75.0 km
Source: EMSC

KURIL ISLANDS

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near KURIL ISLANDS on August 29, 2025 at 22:58 UTC. At around 75 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth

75.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-29 22:58:33 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

emsc

Coordinates

50.83000, 157.29000

Temperature

11.4°C

Depth profile

Intermediate

75 km

Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Vilyuchinsk245.9 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy264.8 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Kambalny

Distance: 60 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Koshelev

Distance: 69 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 70 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 73 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
Iliinsky

Distance: 75 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Zheltovsky

Distance: 83 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours3

First 24 hours7

First 72 hours19

Strongest subsequent eventM6.1

M5.22025-08-29 22:58:36 UTC6.9 km77 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.22025-08-29 22:58:36 UTC16.8 kmKuril Islands M5.12025-08-29 22:58:36 UTC12.9 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.12025-08-30 16:59:39 UTC99.3 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.92025-08-30 16:59:39 UTC97.6 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-08-30 16:59:42 UTC89.2 km111 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.02025-08-30 16:59:49 UTC67.1 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.52025-08-31 04:18:38 UTC144.0 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-31 13:27:30 UTC149.9 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62025-08-31 13:27:36 UTC148.8 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-08-31 17:10:47 UTC138.5 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-08-31 17:10:48 UTC121.9 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde)

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#105

Earlier events M≥4504

Earlier events M≥5235

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 UTC51.4 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC51.0 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC45.4 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC45.3 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC36.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

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