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M4.6 Earthquake near KURIL ISLANDS

UTC time: 2025-08-07 09:15:13 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
10.0 km
Source
EMSC

KURIL ISLANDS

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near KURIL ISLANDS on August 7, 2025 at 09:15 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 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
ddaf70a6f509367a3690dc3c0db6be7c9d7dbce2
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-07 09:15:13 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
50.11000, 157.57000
Temperature
14.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Vernadsky Ridge
    Distance: 124 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
  • Ebeko
    Distance: 128 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 142 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 150 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
  • Chikurachki Activity reported
    Distance: 152 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 152 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·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.

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