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M4.8 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-07-31 15:32:56 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

East of Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

On July 31, 2025 at 15:32 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 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. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
8caeca5f8d971e6c1110ed7a6905d2e5fa52441a
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-31 15:32:56 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
50.67000, 159.27000
Temperature
11.8°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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Zheltovsky
    Distance: 169 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 171 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 173 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Ksudach
    Distance: 175 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 182 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 182 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·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.

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