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M5.0 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

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

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

East of Kuril Islands

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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

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-04 10:26:24 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

50.37000, 158.80000

Temperature

12.4°C

Depth profile

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

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#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

Stats (last 24h)

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