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M5.5 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-12-09 19:43:40 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.5

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

East of Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.5 earthquake was recorded near East of Kuril Islands on December 9, 2025 at 19:43 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M5.5

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-12-09 19:43:40 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

50.62000, 159.85000

Temperature

1.5°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

Vilyuchinsk275.6 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy284.4 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Zheltovsky

Distance: 206 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
Ksudach

Distance: 208 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
Iliinsky

Distance: 209 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 212 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Khodutka

Distance: 219 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 221 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 hours1

First 24 hours1

First 72 hours1

Strongest subsequent eventM5.9

M5.62025-12-09 19:43:42 UTC10.1 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.52025-12-15 08:11:16 UTC147.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-12-15 08:11:17 UTC147.1 km166 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M5.32025-12-15 08:11:17 UTC147.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.42025-12-15 08:11:18 UTC146.4 kmEvent of magnitude 5.4, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M5.72025-12-15 19:33:09 UTC149.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-12-16 09:30:43 UTC111.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-12-16 09:30:51 UTC132.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.32025-12-17 22:44:23 UTC120.2 km155 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M4.62025-12-17 22:44:23 UTC115.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-12-18 07:25:16 UTC87.3 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.52025-12-18 11:19:40 UTC81.4 kmOFF 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#103

Earlier events M≥4934

Earlier events M≥5481

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 UTC145.4 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC142.7 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC144.8 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC144.8 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC147.6 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

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