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M6.2 Earthquake near Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-07-30 04:25:16 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.2
Depth
38.0 km
Source
GFZ

Kuril Islands

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M6.2 Earthquake near Kuril Islands · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.2 Earthquake near Kuril Islands · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.2 earthquake was recorded near Kuril Islands on July 30, 2025 at 04:25 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 38 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

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

Details

ID
7c772abd244e5e5ace64f76898002a21f2d923c9
Magnitude
M6.2
Depth
38.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-30 04:25:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
49.45000, 156.30000
Temperature
12.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 38 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 38 km
Shallow
38 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
Vilyuchinsk414.0 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy433.2 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Karpinsky Group
    Distance: 101 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia
  • Nemo Peak
    Distance: 108 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 994 m ·Last eruption: 1938 ·Russia
  • Chikurachki Activity reported
    Distance: 114 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia
  • Tao-Rusyr Caldera
    Distance: 115 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'272 m ·Last eruption: 1952 ·Russia
  • Fuss Peak
    Distance: 118 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'742 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·Russia
  • Shirinki
    Distance: 126 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 693 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours26
First 24 hours134
First 72 hours186
Strongest subsequent eventM7.0
M5.12025-07-30 04:42:40 UTC166.6 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.12025-07-30 04:42:40 UTC166.1 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.72025-07-30 05:05:08 UTC177.0 km136 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.22025-07-30 05:05:08 UTC176.9 km136 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.32025-07-30 05:05:11 UTC182.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.32025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC181.7 kmKuril Islands M5.32025-07-30 05:09:03 UTC111.9 km111 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.32025-07-30 05:09:03 UTC108.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.42025-07-30 05:09:04 UTC112.5 kmKuril Islands M5.12025-07-30 05:56:30 UTC242.4 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-07-30 06:37:40 UTC228.6 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-30 06:37:50 UTC216.5 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 250 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥461
Earlier events M≥530
Compared since2025-01-11

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.02025-07-30 02:30:37 UTC162.8 kmKuril Islands M5.92025-07-30 02:30:41 UTC158.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.92025-07-30 01:03:13 UTC223.5 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.72025-07-30 02:30:42 UTC158.5 km98 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M5.62025-07-30 04:25:11 UTC17.1 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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