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M5.3 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-05 12:39:40 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.3

Depth: 33.0 km
Source: GFZ

East of Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

On August 5, 2025 at 12:39 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near East of Kuril Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 33 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.3

Depth

33.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-05 12:39:40 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

50.46000, 158.21000

Temperature

13.2°C

Depth profile

Shallow

33 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

Vilyuchinsk275.2 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy291.0 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Kambalny

Distance: 133 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 134 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Iliinsky

Distance: 135 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Zheltovsky

Distance: 139 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 140 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
Koshelev

Distance: 143 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 hours3

First 24 hours18

First 72 hours59

Strongest subsequent eventM6.1

M5.02025-08-05 12:39:42 UTC4.6 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-05 13:18:38 UTC90.1 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-05 13:18:39 UTC91.9 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.22025-08-05 20:15:27 UTC94.9 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.52025-08-06 02:27:53 UTC112.1 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-08-06 02:28:20 UTC128.0 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-08-06 05:01:26 UTC96.7 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.22025-08-06 05:01:27 UTC72.8 km209 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.22025-08-06 05:01:27 UTC70.9 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.22025-08-06 05:01:29 UTC74.6 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.82025-08-06 05:17:49 UTC147.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-08-06 05:17:51 UTC145.8 km166 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

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#68

Earlier events M≥4331

Earlier events M≥5186

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 UTC29.4 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC27.7 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC32.0 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC32.0 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC41.0 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

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