Back to map

M5.5 Earthquake near Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-07-31 07:42:41 UTC Local time: —
Earthquake newsQuakeMap24
Archive record · original publication time was not recorded

Automatically generated from measurement data by QuakeMap24. Values may change after further analysis.

Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
24.0 km
Source
GFZ

Kuril Islands

Map

M5.5 Earthquake near Kuril Islands · 2025-07-31 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.5 Earthquake near Kuril Islands · 2025-07-31 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On July 31, 2025 at 07:42 UTC, a magnitude M5.5 earthquake occurred near Kuril Islands. With a focal depth of about 24 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
a314904108fb2d5ec114b5f7be75835db3eae425
Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
24.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-31 07:42:41 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
50.00000, 157.35000
Temperature
13.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 24 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 24 km
Shallow
24 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
Vilyuchinsk334.1 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy352.0 kmN181'216

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Vernadsky Ridge
    Distance: 116 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
  • Ebeko
    Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
  • Chikurachki Activity reported
    Distance: 139 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia
  • Karpinsky Group
    Distance: 141 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 149 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Fuss Peak
    Distance: 153 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 hours11
First 24 hours24
First 72 hours55
Strongest subsequent eventM7.0
M4.92025-07-31 09:05:02 UTC104.8 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.92025-07-31 09:05:02 UTC107.3 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-07-31 10:04:36 UTC85.9 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.92025-07-31 10:04:42 UTC56.6 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-07-31 11:46:03 UTC47.4 kmKuril Islands M4.72025-07-31 11:46:04 UTC50.6 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.32025-07-31 11:59:52 UTC68.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.32025-07-31 11:59:57 UTC63.7 km111 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.32025-07-31 11:59:58 UTC68.3 kmKuril Islands M5.02025-07-31 12:40:30 UTC65.7 kmKuril Islands M5.02025-07-31 12:40:33 UTC73.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-07-31 13:59:55 UTC137.1 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 150 km.

Magnitude rank#37
Earlier events M≥4186
Earlier events M≥5107
Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.42025-07-30 14:47:41 UTC34.6 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.32025-07-31 05:27:14 UTC105.9 km220 km SE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.32025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC88.4 kmKuril Islands M6.32025-07-30 05:05:11 UTC88.7 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.22025-07-31 05:27:14 UTC104.0 kmEast of Kuril Islands

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
518
Country (24h)
—
—
Current earthquakes in
Magnitude Place Local time
No recent events available.

Share