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M5.9 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS

UTC time: 2025-07-30 02:30:41 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
43.2 km
Source
EMSC

KURIL ISLANDS

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M5.9 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.9 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.9 earthquake was recorded near KURIL ISLANDS on July 30, 2025 at 02:30 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 43 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
837ef37c246f67a78d55ae4811fce918485c77a7
Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
43.2 km
UTC time
2025-07-30 02:30:41 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
50.63870, 157.52360
Temperature
13.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 43.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 43.2 km
Shallow
43.2 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
Vilyuchinsk262.1 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy280.1 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Kambalny
    Distance: 87 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 95 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 96 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 98 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 98 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
  • Zheltovsky
    Distance: 105 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 hours41
First 24 hours154
First 72 hours202
Strongest subsequent eventM7.0
M5.72025-07-30 02:30:42 UTC0.0 km98 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M5.02025-07-30 02:39:57 UTC133.4 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-07-30 02:48:23 UTC125.4 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M6.02025-07-30 02:48:28 UTC116.1 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.42025-07-30 03:19:25 UTC109.4 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.52025-07-30 03:19:28 UTC91.8 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.72025-07-30 03:53:13 UTC63.1 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.12025-07-30 03:57:13 UTC52.8 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.02025-07-30 04:11:54 UTC99.4 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-07-30 04:11:55 UTC103.8 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-07-30 04:16:48 UTC48.9 kmKuril Islands M5.02025-07-30 04:16:51 UTC46.5 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#2
Earlier events M≥422
Earlier events M≥511
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 UTC4.3 kmKuril Islands M5.92025-07-30 01:03:13 UTC65.0 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.82025-07-30 01:03:18 UTC137.3 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.62025-07-30 01:46:49 UTC58.9 kmKuril Islands M5.62025-07-30 01:38:14 UTC81.0 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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