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M5.0 Earthquake near east of the Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-05 10:15:51 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: USGS

east of the Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near east of the Kuril Islands on August 5, 2025 at 10:15 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

96a7c30f30be642c0db355d16a85a1d95707430b

Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-05 10:15:51 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

49.57510, 160.06700

Temperature

13.2°C

Depth profile

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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Vilyuchinsk390.7 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy400.6 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Iliinsky

Distance: 294 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 295 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Zheltovsky

Distance: 295 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
Kambalny

Distance: 297 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 302 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
Ksudach

Distance: 306 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours1

First 24 hours6

First 72 hours13

Strongest subsequent eventM6.3

M5.02025-08-05 10:15:52 UTC7.1 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.22025-08-05 20:15:27 UTC79.5 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.22025-08-06 05:01:26 UTC80.6 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.22025-08-06 05:01:27 UTC97.5 km209 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.22025-08-06 05:01:27 UTC102.1 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.22025-08-06 05:01:29 UTC97.7 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.12025-08-07 18:35:36 UTC76.5 km246 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.22025-08-07 18:35:38 UTC92.9 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.12025-08-07 18:35:38 UTC101.4 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.12025-08-07 22:07:40 UTC127.3 km M5.22025-08-07 22:07:44 UTC128.6 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.62025-08-08 04:51:31 UTC101.0 km218 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, 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.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#32

Earlier events M≥458

Earlier events M≥536

Compared since2025-07-30

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.32025-07-31 05:27:14 UTC105.1 km220 km SE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.22025-07-31 05:27:14 UTC104.4 kmEast of Kuril Islands M6.22025-07-31 05:27:13 UTC105.1 km220 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.02025-08-01 18:20:45 UTC99.0 km219 km ESE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.02025-07-30 21:13:02 UTC99.9 km222 km SE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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