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M5.9 Earthquake near Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-07-30 14:47:44 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
25.0 km
Source
GFZ

Kuril Islands

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M5.9 Earthquake near Kuril Islands · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.9 Earthquake near Kuril Islands · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On July 30, 2025 at 14:47 UTC, a magnitude M5.9 earthquake occurred near Kuril Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 25 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
e8e156502f4afc53cd9401b096979e18832eb14c
Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
25.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-30 14:47:44 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
50.19000, 157.56000
Temperature
13.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 25 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 25 km
Shallow
25 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
Vilyuchinsk310.4 kmN25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy327.9 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Vernadsky Ridge
    Distance: 120 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
  • Ebeko
    Distance: 123 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
  • Kambalny
    Distance: 133 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
  • Koshelev
    Distance: 142 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
  • Kurile Lake
    Distance: 143 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
  • Diky Greben
    Distance: 146 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours34
First 24 hours107
First 72 hours120
Strongest subsequent eventM7.0
M5.22025-07-30 15:00:42 UTC44.4 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.52025-07-30 15:00:45 UTC39.0 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.62025-07-30 15:11:42 UTC9.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.52025-07-30 15:17:03 UTC140.3 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M5.22025-07-30 15:17:03 UTC147.5 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22025-07-30 15:17:04 UTC147.7 km175 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia M4.92025-07-30 15:44:19 UTC45.1 km134 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.02025-07-30 15:44:24 UTC36.8 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.92025-07-30 15:44:24 UTC37.0 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-07-30 15:56:15 UTC66.9 kmKuril Islands M4.62025-07-30 15:56:19 UTC58.7 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.82025-07-30 16:07:42 UTC58.2 km144 km SE of Severo-Kurilsk, 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.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#7
Earlier events M≥499
Earlier events M≥560
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 UTC29.6 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.32025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC62.8 kmKuril Islands M6.32025-07-30 05:05:11 UTC63.0 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.22025-07-30 04:25:16 UTC122.2 kmKuril Islands M6.12025-07-30 14:47:41 UTC29.6 km143 km ESE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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