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M5.2 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-06 05:01:29 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth: 18.0 km
Source: GFZ

East of Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

On August 6, 2025 at 05:01 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near East of Kuril Islands. With a focal depth of about 18 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 data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth

18.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-06 05:01:29 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

49.91000, 158.81000

Temperature

13.6°C

Depth profile

Shallow

18 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

Vilyuchinsk337.2 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy350.9 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Kambalny

Distance: 207 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 209 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Iliinsky

Distance: 210 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Zheltovsky

Distance: 213 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
Vernadsky Ridge

Distance: 214 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 215 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 hours6

First 72 hours31

Strongest subsequent eventM6.3

M4.92025-08-06 10:53:56 UTC141.7 km182 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M4.82025-08-06 14:23:36 UTC146.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-08-06 20:27:16 UTC110.4 kmKuril Islands M5.12025-08-06 20:27:16 UTC100.7 kmKuril Islands M5.32025-08-06 20:27:18 UTC89.2 km122 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.32025-08-06 20:27:19 UTC108.9 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.62025-08-07 09:15:13 UTC91.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-07 16:54:24 UTC127.4 kmKuril Islands M4.82025-08-07 16:54:25 UTC143.9 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.42025-08-07 18:13:23 UTC128.6 km116 km SE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.12025-08-07 18:35:36 UTC55.9 km246 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.22025-08-07 18:35:38 UTC57.3 kmEast of Kuril 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#72

Earlier events M≥4249

Earlier events M≥5146

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 UTC97.3 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC97.7 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC103.5 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC103.6 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC114.7 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

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