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M5.7 Earthquake near 95 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

UTC time: 2025-10-28 07:06:26 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.7

Depth: 45.5 km
Source: USGS

95 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.7 earthquake was recorded near 95 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on October 28, 2025 at 07:06 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 46 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.7

Depth

45.5 km

UTC time

2025-10-28 07:06:26 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

50.37530, 157.39300

Temperature

5.6°C

Depth profile

Shallow

45.5 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

Vilyuchinsk292.7 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy310.8 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Vernadsky Ridge

Distance: 102 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
Ebeko

Distance: 103 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
Kambalny

Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Koshelev

Distance: 118 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 121 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 123 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours2

First 24 hours2

First 72 hours4

Strongest subsequent eventM5.8

M5.72025-10-28 07:06:27 UTC15.9 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-10-28 13:01:40 UTC106.9 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-10-30 02:23:59 UTC134.4 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.62025-10-30 02:39:35 UTC139.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.22025-11-01 08:20:58 UTC17.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.42025-11-01 08:20:58 UTC17.4 kmKuril Islands M5.12025-11-03 03:54:58 UTC118.8 kmKuril Islands M5.32025-11-03 03:55:05 UTC135.0 km106 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.02025-11-03 19:07:48 UTC110.3 kmKuril Islands M4.82025-11-03 19:07:55 UTC115.7 km78 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.52025-11-04 12:35:52 UTC112.3 km94 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.92025-11-04 12:35:53 UTC115.9 kmKuril Islands

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#43

Earlier events M≥4633

Earlier events M≥5286

Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC32.0 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC35.5 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC36.7 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC36.7 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC43.8 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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