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M5.6 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS

UTC time: 2025-07-30 00:55:50 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
Source
EMSC

KURIL ISLANDS

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M5.6 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On July 30, 2025 at 00:55 UTC, a magnitude M5.6 earthquake occurred near KURIL ISLANDS. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 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
8efe1cf528fb3f688688ca3f3a301cee8d0c80b7
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-30 00:55:50 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
49.07690, 156.65340
Temperature
13.3°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

Felt reports

1felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Jul 30, 2025, 1:06 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Vilyuchinsk445.8 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy464.3 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Tao-Rusyr Caldera
    Distance: 143 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'272 m ·Last eruption: 1952 ·Russia
  • Nemo Peak
    Distance: 144 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 994 m ·Last eruption: 1938 ·Russia
  • Karpinsky Group
    Distance: 150 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia
  • Kharimkotan
    Distance: 156 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'145 m ·Last eruption: 1933 ·Russia
  • Chikurachki Activity reported
    Distance: 163 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia
  • Fuss Peak
    Distance: 167 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'742 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours15
First 24 hours87
First 72 hours130
Strongest subsequent eventM6.5
M5.52025-07-30 00:55:51 UTC8.9 kmKuril Islands M5.62025-07-30 00:55:51 UTC0.0 km181 km SSE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M5.62025-07-30 01:46:49 UTC125.8 kmKuril Islands M5.52025-07-30 01:46:52 UTC124.7 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.52025-07-30 01:46:53 UTC124.7 km103 km SE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M5.62025-07-30 02:42:49 UTC12.6 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.42025-07-30 03:19:25 UTC79.4 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.32025-07-30 03:43:30 UTC35.3 kmKuril Islands M5.02025-07-30 04:21:01 UTC132.5 kmKuril Islands M5.62025-07-30 04:25:11 UTC35.1 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.32025-07-30 04:25:11 UTC35.1 km146 km S of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.22025-07-30 04:25:16 UTC48.8 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#1
Earlier events M≥415
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-02-03

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.42025-04-07 02:59:30 UTC93.6 km150 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.22025-04-07 02:59:30 UTC93.6 km M4.52025-06-04 08:24:19 UTC100.0 kmKuril Islands M4.52025-04-05 08:22:39 UTC80.8 km170 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.52025-03-27 14:05:09 UTC138.5 kmeast of the Kuril Islands

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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