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M5.1 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.1 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-03 00:09:59 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near East of Kuril Islands on August 3, 2025 at 00:09 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-03 00:09:59 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
50.49000, 158.10000
Temperature
13.6°C

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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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Vilyuchinsk272.3 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy288.5 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Kambalny
    Distance: 125 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 127 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Iliinsky
    Distance: 128 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
  • Zheltovsky
    Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 133 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 135 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours11
First 24 hours45
First 72 hours75
Strongest subsequent eventM7.0
M4.82025-08-03 01:39:30 UTC34.4 kmKuril Islands M4.52025-08-03 01:39:36 UTC37.6 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.12025-08-03 04:01:27 UTC65.0 km204 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.12025-08-03 04:01:27 UTC63.0 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.02025-08-03 04:01:28 UTC57.0 kmEast of Kuril Islands M6.72025-08-03 05:37:53 UTC36.6 kmKuril Islands M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC23.5 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC33.0 kmKURIL ISLANDS M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC23.5 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC21.2 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC19.3 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.92025-08-03 06:36:59 UTC38.6 kmKuril Islands

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#104
Earlier events M≥4253
Earlier events M≥5154
Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.42025-07-30 14:47:41 UTC58.7 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.32025-07-31 05:27:14 UTC115.0 km220 km SE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.32025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC25.9 kmKuril Islands M6.32025-07-30 05:05:11 UTC25.3 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.22025-07-31 05:27:14 UTC110.9 kmEast of Kuril Islands

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