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M5.0 Earthquake near 206 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

UTC time: 2025-07-30 10:54:00 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: USGS

206 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near 206 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on July 30, 2025 at 10:54 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-30 10:54:00 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

50.27530, 158.96760

Temperature

11.8°C

Depth profile

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

Vilyuchinsk297.9 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy311.0 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Iliinsky

Distance: 184 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 184 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Zheltovsky

Distance: 185 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
Kambalny

Distance: 186 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 191 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
Koshelev

Distance: 197 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 hours63

First 24 hours135

First 72 hours156

Strongest subsequent eventM7.0

M5.02025-07-30 10:54:01 UTC13.4 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.12025-07-30 10:54:05 UTC15.8 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.62025-07-30 11:10:45 UTC64.4 km142 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.62025-07-30 11:10:45 UTC66.1 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-07-30 11:10:49 UTC58.1 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.12025-07-30 11:26:37 UTC148.7 km175 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.22025-07-30 11:38:07 UTC92.9 km136 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M5.22025-07-30 11:38:07 UTC103.4 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32025-07-30 11:38:10 UTC107.8 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-07-30 11:59:43 UTC82.3 km159 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M4.72025-07-30 11:59:44 UTC97.5 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-07-30 11:59:48 UTC100.5 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka

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#44

Earlier events M≥465

Earlier events M≥553

Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.32025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC86.7 kmKuril Islands M6.32025-07-30 05:05:11 UTC85.7 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.02025-07-30 02:48:28 UTC145.3 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M6.02025-07-30 02:30:37 UTC108.9 kmKuril Islands M5.92025-07-30 02:30:41 UTC109.9 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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