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M4.8 Earthquake near 212 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

UTC time: 2025-08-22 08:15:57 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

212 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

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About this earthquake

On August 22, 2025 at 08:15 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near 212 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. 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
7c34d250a593a435ddd23b8647365cfe793ee500
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-22 08:15:57 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
50.39420, 159.09300
Temperature
13.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Zheltovsky
    Distance: 180 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 181 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 181 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 186 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 189 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
  • Ksudach
    Distance: 191 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·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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