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M5.0 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS

UTC time: 2025-09-07 21:24:59 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
80.0 km
Source
EMSC

KURIL ISLANDS

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M5.0 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS · 2025-09-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS · 2025-09-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near KURIL ISLANDS on September 7, 2025 at 21:24 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 80 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
cd8ea6f6759df61e6cfe05a9c7a622c2fb17e7f8
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
80.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-07 21:24:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
50.81000, 157.08000
Temperature
13.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 80 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 80 km
Intermediate
80 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Vilyuchinsk252.9 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy272.1 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Kambalny
    Distance: 57 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 65 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 71 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 72 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
  • Ebeko
    Distance: 76 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 77 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours9
Strongest subsequent eventM6.1
M5.02025-09-07 21:25:00 UTC5.1 km72 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.52025-09-08 06:35:55 UTC71.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-09-09 00:23:18 UTC140.5 kmKuril Islands M4.22025-09-09 00:23:18 UTC139.8 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.12025-09-09 00:23:19 UTC125.9 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.52025-09-09 02:13:11 UTC143.6 km170 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia M4.52025-09-09 02:13:13 UTC139.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-09-10 06:51:25 UTC8.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-09-10 06:51:29 UTC7.9 kmKuril Islands M5.42025-09-11 03:35:17 UTC138.2 km M4.52025-09-11 09:43:36 UTC144.1 km101 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.52025-09-11 09:43:36 UTC142.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS

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#181
Earlier events M≥4516
Earlier events M≥5241
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 UTC61.4 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC61.7 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC56.7 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC56.7 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC49.5 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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