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M4.2 Earthquake near northwest of the Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-01-15 12:06:45 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
340.5 km
Source
USGS

northwest of the Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

On January 15, 2025 at 12:06 UTC, a magnitude M4.2 earthquake occurred near northwest of the Kuril Islands. The deep hypocenter at about 341 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
83e89ba08ac97408b5a05370eddb20c62add31d5
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
340.5 km
UTC time
2025-01-15 12:06:45 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
48.74550, 150.45280

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 340.5 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 340.5 km
Deep
340.5 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Raikoke
    Distance: 212 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 551 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Russia
  • Sarychev Peak
    Distance: 215 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'496 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Russia
  • Ketoi
    Distance: 216 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'172 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Russia
  • Rasshua
    Distance: 219 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 956 m ·Last eruption: 1957 ·Russia
  • Srednii
    Distance: 222 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 36 m ·Russia
  • Ushishur
    Distance: 222 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 357 m ·Last eruption: 1884 ·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.

Earthquake overview

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