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M5.0 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.0 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-03 04:01:28 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near East of Kuril Islands on August 3, 2025 at 04:01 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-03 04:01:28 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
50.29000, 158.84000
Temperature
13.3°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
Vilyuchinsk295.3 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy308.8 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 177 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 177 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
  • Zheltovsky
    Distance: 178 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 178 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 184 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 189 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 hours13
First 24 hours39
First 72 hours72
Strongest subsequent eventM7.0
M6.72025-08-03 05:37:53 UTC92.6 kmKuril Islands M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC80.5 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC88.6 kmKURIL ISLANDS M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC80.5 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC77.3 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC76.0 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.92025-08-03 06:36:59 UTC93.7 kmKuril Islands M4.52025-08-03 06:37:01 UTC77.8 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-03 07:33:55 UTC96.7 kmKuril Islands M4.72025-08-03 07:33:57 UTC77.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-03 08:34:40 UTC95.1 kmKuril Islands M4.72025-08-03 08:34:40 UTC61.5 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#124
Earlier events M≥4239
Earlier events M≥5151
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 UTC79.1 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.32025-07-31 05:27:14 UTC88.2 km220 km SE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.32025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC78.3 kmKuril Islands M6.32025-07-30 05:05:11 UTC77.3 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.22025-07-31 05:27:14 UTC83.8 kmEast of Kuril Islands

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