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M6.0 Earthquake near Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-27 03:49:46 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M6.0

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

On August 27, 2025 at 03:49 UTC, a magnitude M6.0 earthquake occurred near Kuril Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

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Magnitude

M6.0

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-27 03:49:46 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

50.91000, 157.36000

Temperature

11.6°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

Vilyuchinsk236.0 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy254.7 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Kambalny

Distance: 56 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 62 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Koshelev

Distance: 65 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 66 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
Iliinsky

Distance: 66 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Zheltovsky

Distance: 74 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours11

First 24 hours12

First 72 hours37

Strongest subsequent eventM6.1

M6.12025-08-27 03:49:51 UTC22.4 kmKuril Islands, Russia [Sea: Russia] M6.02025-08-27 03:49:52 UTC13.6 km98 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.12025-08-27 03:49:52 UTC13.6 km98 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.12025-08-27 03:49:54 UTC15.7 kmKuril Islands M5.82025-08-27 03:49:55 UTC2.9 kmEvent of magnitude 5.8, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.92025-08-27 07:14:07 UTC209.3 km174 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.32025-08-27 07:14:07 UTC199.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-08-27 07:14:08 UTC182.9 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.92025-08-27 07:14:12 UTC186.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92025-08-27 08:28:48 UTC160.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-08-27 08:28:50 UTC161.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.62025-08-27 09:53:24 UTC154.5 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 250 km.

Magnitude rank#41

Earlier events M≥41159

Earlier events M≥5592

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 UTC232.1 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC231.6 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC55.1 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC54.0 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC48.0 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia

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