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M7.0 Earthquake near 118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia

UTC time: 2025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M7.0

Depth: 35.0 km
Source: NNSN

118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M7.0 earthquake was recorded near 118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia on August 3, 2025 at 05:37 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 35 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can trigger serious destruction across large regions.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M7.0

Depth

35.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

nnsn

Coordinates

50.58000, 157.79900

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

Vilyuchinsk264.8 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy282.0 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Kambalny

Distance: 103 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 108 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Iliinsky

Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 113 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
Koshelev

Distance: 113 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
Zheltovsky

Distance: 116 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 500 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours12

First 24 hours100

First 72 hours197

Strongest subsequent eventM7.0

M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC8.9 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC6.3 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.92025-08-03 06:36:59 UTC18.6 kmKuril Islands M4.52025-08-03 06:37:01 UTC8.0 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-03 07:33:55 UTC41.1 kmKuril Islands M4.72025-08-03 07:33:57 UTC8.8 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-08-03 07:36:22 UTC166.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-08-03 07:36:28 UTC157.8 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-08-03 08:34:40 UTC34.9 kmKuril Islands M4.72025-08-03 08:34:40 UTC28.0 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.52025-08-03 09:04:58 UTC177.0 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.32025-08-03 11:10:39 UTC58.6 kmEAST OF KURIL 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 500 km.

Magnitude rank#13

Earlier events M≥41070

Earlier events M≥5586

Compared since2025-01-08

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

Strongest earlier events

M8.82025-07-29 23:24:50 UTC271.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC273.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC271.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC236.1 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC236.0 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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