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M6.3 Earthquake near Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M6.3

Depth: 35.0 km
Source: GFZ

Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.3 earthquake was recorded near Kuril Islands on July 30, 2025 at 05:05 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 35 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M6.3

Depth

35.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

50.70000, 157.94000

Temperature

13.4°C

Depth profile

Shallow

35 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

Vilyuchinsk250.2 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy267.1 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Kambalny

Distance: 100 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 101 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Iliinsky

Distance: 103 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Zheltovsky

Distance: 106 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 107 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
Koshelev

Distance: 111 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours79

First 24 hours296

First 72 hours397

Strongest subsequent eventM7.0

M5.32025-07-30 05:09:03 UTC72.2 km111 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.32025-07-30 05:09:03 UTC73.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.42025-07-30 05:09:04 UTC69.3 kmKuril Islands M5.42025-07-30 05:19:31 UTC99.2 km153 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.42025-07-30 05:19:32 UTC98.8 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.62025-07-30 05:19:36 UTC99.5 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-07-30 05:30:22 UTC144.7 km194 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.32025-07-30 05:30:23 UTC144.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.52025-07-30 05:30:29 UTC146.2 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32025-07-30 05:37:08 UTC96.7 km176 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.32025-07-30 05:37:09 UTC98.6 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.62025-07-30 05:37:12 UTC93.4 kmNear 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 250 km.

Magnitude rank#12

Earlier events M≥4190

Earlier events M≥5110

Compared since2025-01-11

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC219.5 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC219.3 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.02025-07-29 23:48:27 UTC178.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.02025-07-29 23:48:21 UTC182.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.92025-07-30 00:09:54 UTC213.7 km147 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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