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M4.9 Earthquake near Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-07-30 13:29:05 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

On July 30, 2025 at 13:29 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near Kuril Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
c074215faff118e64c886f7e628d4a3b593916ca
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-30 13:29:05 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
50.30000, 157.20000
Temperature
12.4°C

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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Vernadsky Ridge
    Distance: 91 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
  • Ebeko
    Distance: 94 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 114 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
  • Chikurachki Activity reported
    Distance: 124 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 128 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·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.

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