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M5.6 Earthquake near EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS

UTC time: 2025-07-30 02:42:49 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.6

Depth: 2.0 km
Source: EMSC

EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS

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About this earthquake

On July 30, 2025 at 02:42 UTC, a magnitude M5.6 earthquake occurred near EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS. With a focal depth of about 2 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 data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.6

Depth

2.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-30 02:42:49 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

emsc

Coordinates

49.05020, 156.48570

Temperature

12.9°C

Depth profile

Shallow

2 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

Vilyuchinsk452.0 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy470.7 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Tao-Rusyr Caldera

Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'272 m ·Last eruption: 1952 ·Russia
Nemo Peak

Distance: 134 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 994 m ·Last eruption: 1938 ·Russia
Kharimkotan

Distance: 144 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'145 m ·Last eruption: 1933 ·Russia
Karpinsky Group

Distance: 145 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia
Chikurachki Activity reported

Distance: 160 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia
Fuss Peak

Distance: 162 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 hours21

First 24 hours82

First 72 hours120

Strongest subsequent eventM6.5

M5.62025-07-30 02:42:51 UTC12.7 kmKuril Islands M5.42025-07-30 03:19:25 UTC89.1 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.52025-07-30 03:19:28 UTC100.7 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.32025-07-30 03:43:30 UTC27.0 kmKuril Islands M5.02025-07-30 04:21:01 UTC139.8 kmKuril Islands M5.62025-07-30 04:25:11 UTC36.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.32025-07-30 04:25:11 UTC36.5 km146 km S of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.22025-07-30 04:25:16 UTC46.5 kmKuril Islands M5.32025-07-30 05:09:03 UTC138.8 km111 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.32025-07-30 05:09:03 UTC138.7 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.42025-07-30 05:09:04 UTC144.1 kmKuril Islands M5.62025-07-30 07:34:42 UTC26.4 km206 km S 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#1

Earlier events M≥422

Earlier events M≥58

Compared since2025-02-03

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.62025-07-30 01:46:49 UTC133.3 kmKuril Islands M5.62025-07-30 00:55:51 UTC12.5 km181 km SSE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M5.62025-07-30 00:55:50 UTC12.6 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.52025-07-30 01:46:53 UTC132.4 km103 km SE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M5.52025-07-30 01:46:52 UTC132.3 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

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