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M5.0 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-12-20 23:46:27 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

East of Kuril Islands

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M5.0 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands · 2025-12-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands · 2025-12-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On December 20, 2025 at 23:46 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near East of Kuril Islands. 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

ID
7cc24fb60e6ad718aefb40a28252925316653d8b
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-20 23:46:27 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
43.51000, 148.03000
Temperature
6.6°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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Nemuro199.4 kmW31'223
Kushiro302.0 kmW167'875
Sapporo542.8 kmW1'973'832

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Volcanoes nearby

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours22
First 24 hours22
First 72 hours22
Strongest subsequent eventM6.3
M5.02025-12-21 00:19:01 UTC21.6 km119 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia M5.02025-12-21 00:19:05 UTC70.7 kmKuril Islands M5.12025-12-21 00:19:10 UTC119.5 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Sapporo (Monde) M5.02025-12-21 00:22:24 UTC20.9 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.02025-12-21 00:22:33 UTC24.8 kmKuril Islands M5.12025-12-21 00:22:38 UTC70.5 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Sapporo (Monde) M5.22025-12-21 02:05:34 UTC11.0 kmKuril Islands M5.22025-12-21 02:05:34 UTC4.4 kmEvent of magnitude 5.2, near of Sapporo (Monde) M5.12025-12-21 02:05:40 UTC58.3 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-12-21 03:33:43 UTC53.6 kmKuril Islands M4.72025-12-21 03:33:47 UTC62.0 km67 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia M5.02025-12-21 03:33:49 UTC137.0 kmKuril'skij municipal'nyj okrug

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#25
Earlier events M≥488
Earlier events M≥528
Compared since2025-01-13

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.22025-06-21 21:23:17 UTC141.0 km88 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan M6.22025-06-18 23:08:05 UTC144.2 km90 km SE of Nemuro, Japan M6.12025-06-21 21:23:17 UTC141.0 km88 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan M6.12025-06-21 21:23:17 UTC141.9 kmOFF COAST OF HOKKAIDO, JAPAN M6.02025-06-21 21:23:18 UTC148.9 kmOff Coast of Hokkaido, Japan

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