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M5.2 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-07 22:07:44 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth: 32.0 km
Source: USP

East of Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

On August 7, 2025 at 22:07 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near East of Kuril Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 32 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth

32.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-07 22:07:44 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usp

Coordinates

50.39952, 158.80629

Depth profile

Shallow

32 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

Vilyuchinsk282.9 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy296.5 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Iliinsky

Distance: 166 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 166 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Zheltovsky

Distance: 167 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
Kambalny

Distance: 169 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 174 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
Koshelev

Distance: 179 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours2

First 24 hours23

First 72 hours60

Strongest subsequent eventM6.3

M4.92025-08-08 02:20:45 UTC77.8 kmKuril Islands M4.92025-08-08 02:20:47 UTC80.9 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-08 04:43:09 UTC108.3 kmKuril Islands M4.62025-08-08 04:43:12 UTC90.9 km104 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.62025-08-08 04:43:13 UTC96.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.62025-08-08 04:51:31 UTC28.2 km218 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.62025-08-08 04:51:33 UTC36.0 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.42025-08-08 08:14:26 UTC116.8 km108 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia M4.52025-08-08 08:14:26 UTC116.8 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-08-08 08:24:27 UTC96.1 km115 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.72025-08-08 08:24:27 UTC111.4 kmKuril Islands M4.72025-08-08 08:24:27 UTC108.5 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 150 km.

Magnitude rank#110

Earlier events M≥4387

Earlier events M≥5226

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 UTC72.1 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC70.3 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC74.0 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC74.1 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC80.8 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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