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M5.0 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.0 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-04 10:26:24 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near East of Kuril Islands on August 4, 2025 at 10:26 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 GFZ.

Details

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-04 10:26:24 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
50.37000, 158.80000
Temperature
12.4°C

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Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
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
Vilyuchinsk286.2 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy299.8 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 168 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 168 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Zheltovsky
    Distance: 169 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 171 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 175 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 181 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours4
First 24 hours20
First 72 hours61
Strongest subsequent eventM6.5
M4.72025-08-04 11:30:50 UTC22.1 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-08-04 13:48:10 UTC135.6 kmKuril Islands M4.32025-08-04 13:48:16 UTC131.2 km62 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.32025-08-04 13:48:17 UTC137.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.02025-08-04 21:06:18 UTC84.9 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-08-04 21:06:20 UTC72.2 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-08-04 21:59:45 UTC135.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-08-04 21:59:47 UTC148.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12025-08-05 00:11:09 UTC99.1 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-05 00:11:10 UTC111.7 kmKuril Islands M5.12025-08-05 01:47:33 UTC122.8 km M5.02025-08-05 02:54:17 UTC117.2 kmKuril Islands

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#157
Earlier events M≥4307
Earlier events M≥5187
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 UTC72.3 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC70.6 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC74.6 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC74.6 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC81.8 kmKURIL ISLANDS

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