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M6.3 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-04 04:20:54 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M6.3

Depth: 20.0 km
Source: GFZ

East of Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

On August 4, 2025 at 04:20 UTC, a magnitude M6.3 earthquake occurred near East of Kuril Islands. With a focal depth of about 20 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

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

Details

881a7779f7abecdb5bbcad33d199087509f614a2

Magnitude

M6.3

Depth

20.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-04 04:20:54 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

48.74000, 156.19000

Temperature

13.7°C

Depth profile

Shallow

20 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

Vilyuchinsk491.3 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy510.2 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Tao-Rusyr Caldera

Distance: 126 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'272 m ·Last eruption: 1952 ·Russia
Kharimkotan

Distance: 130 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'145 m ·Last eruption: 1933 ·Russia
Nemo Peak

Distance: 136 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 994 m ·Last eruption: 1938 ·Russia
Sinarka

Distance: 148 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 911 m ·Last eruption: 1878 ·Russia
Karpinsky Group

Distance: 166 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia
Ekarma

Distance: 167 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'170 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours5

First 24 hours18

First 72 hours33

Strongest subsequent eventM6.1

M5.02025-08-04 06:48:34 UTC101.3 kmKuril Islands M5.02025-08-04 06:48:35 UTC110.2 km118 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.02025-08-04 06:48:38 UTC107.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-04 07:05:01 UTC102.4 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.92025-08-04 07:05:04 UTC101.6 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-08-04 11:30:50 UTC239.5 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-08-04 13:48:10 UTC214.5 kmKuril Islands M4.32025-08-04 13:48:16 UTC200.9 km62 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.32025-08-04 13:48:17 UTC213.5 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.52025-08-04 15:57:51 UTC133.9 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-08-04 15:57:52 UTC135.2 kmKuril Islands M5.22025-08-04 16:46:11 UTC36.5 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#9

Earlier events M≥4239

Earlier events M≥5128

Compared since2025-01-16

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 UTC227.5 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC231.4 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC235.1 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC235.1 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC244.7 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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