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M4.5 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS

UTC time: 2025-08-03 01:39:36 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
52.4 km
Source
EMSC

KURIL ISLANDS

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near KURIL ISLANDS on August 3, 2025 at 01:39 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 52 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 EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
8f66eb01c86120ca40bf99d56490e145bce8d26b
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
52.4 km
UTC time
2025-08-03 01:39:36 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
50.60100, 157.59810
Temperature
13.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 52.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 52.4 km
Shallow
52.4 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

  • Kambalny
    Distance: 93 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 100 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 103 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 103 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 104 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
  • Zheltovsky
    Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·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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