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M4.4 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS

UTC time: 2025-11-16 16:22:51 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
60.0 km
Source
EMSC

KURIL ISLANDS

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About this earthquake

On November 16, 2025 at 16:22 UTC, a magnitude M4.4 earthquake occurred near KURIL ISLANDS. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 60 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
c7f87db66c611e6c0d803e27b622fc00f33ed4d6
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
60.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-16 16:22:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
50.49000, 156.96000
Temperature
1.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 60 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 60 km
Shallow
60 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: 70 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
  • Ebeko
    Distance: 70 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 91 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 97 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
  • Alaid
    Distance: 107 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'285 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 107 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·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

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