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M4.4 Earthquake near Northwest of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-11-16 20:00:29 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
459.0 km
Source
GFZ

Northwest of Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

On November 16, 2025 at 20:00 UTC, a magnitude M4.4 earthquake occurred near Northwest of Kuril Islands. At roughly 459 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
9b1207866ed5a4c1d3b02eb69a2a874e5404fc83
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
459.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-16 20:00:29 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
52.30000, 152.81000
Temperature
-1.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 459 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 459 km
Deep
459 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Alaid
    Distance: 249 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'285 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Russia
  • Yavinsky
    Distance: 275 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 646 m ·Last eruption: -4050 ·Russia
  • Shirinki
    Distance: 278 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 693 m ·Russia
  • Fuss Peak
    Distance: 282 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'742 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·Russia
  • Ebeko
    Distance: 285 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
  • Chikurachki
    Distance: 287 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·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

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