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M6.3 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS

UTC time: 2025-07-30 05:05:11 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.3
Depth
19.1 km
Source
EMSC

KURIL ISLANDS

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M6.3 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.3 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.3 earthquake was recorded near KURIL ISLANDS on July 30, 2025 at 05:05 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 19 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

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

Details

ID
9173715e24aba9979157181cbf11dd62f7c2d2d5
Magnitude
M6.3
Depth
19.1 km
UTC time
2025-07-30 05:05:11 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
50.69780, 157.95470
Temperature
13.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 19.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 19.1 km
Shallow
19.1 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
Vilyuchinsk250.4 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy267.1 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Kambalny
    Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 102 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 103 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
  • Zheltovsky
    Distance: 107 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 108 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 111 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours80
First 24 hours297
First 72 hours398
Strongest subsequent eventM7.0
M6.32025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC1.1 kmKuril Islands M5.32025-07-30 05:09:03 UTC72.5 km111 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.32025-07-30 05:09:03 UTC73.9 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.42025-07-30 05:09:04 UTC69.8 kmKuril Islands M5.42025-07-30 05:19:31 UTC98.9 km153 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.42025-07-30 05:19:32 UTC98.5 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.62025-07-30 05:19:36 UTC99.0 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-07-30 05:30:22 UTC143.9 km194 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.32025-07-30 05:30:23 UTC143.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-07-30 05:30:29 UTC146.0 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-07-30 05:37:08 UTC96.1 km176 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.32025-07-30 05:37:09 UTC98.1 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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#12
Earlier events M≥4193
Earlier events M≥5111
Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC219.0 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC218.9 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.02025-07-29 23:48:27 UTC178.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.02025-07-29 23:48:21 UTC182.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.92025-07-30 00:09:54 UTC213.1 km147 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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