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M5.8 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands, Russia [Sea: Russia]

UTC time: 2025-11-21 22:38:10 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.8

Depth: 0.8 km
Source: INGV

East of Kuril Islands, Russia [Sea: Russia]

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.8 earthquake was recorded near East of Kuril Islands, Russia [Sea: Russia] on November 21, 2025 at 22:38 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 1 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M5.8

Depth

0.8 km

UTC time

2025-11-21 22:38:10 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

ingv

Coordinates

49.50700, 158.56600

Temperature

2.7°C

Depth profile

Shallow

0.8 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

Vilyuchinsk381.0 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy395.5 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Vernadsky Ridge

Distance: 220 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
Ebeko

Distance: 224 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
Kambalny

Distance: 233 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Karpinsky Group

Distance: 239 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 239 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Chikurachki Activity reported

Distance: 240 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours1

First 24 hours1

First 72 hours1

Strongest subsequent eventM5.7

M5.72025-11-21 22:38:13 UTC24.9 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-11-25 22:26:54 UTC104.1 km222 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.02025-11-25 22:26:54 UTC103.1 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.92025-11-25 22:26:57 UTC102.4 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.32025-11-27 12:16:46 UTC122.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.52025-11-28 10:39:10 UTC21.6 km209 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.02025-11-28 10:39:10 UTC26.1 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.52025-11-28 10:39:14 UTC40.4 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.02025-11-28 10:39:14 UTC40.4 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.12025-11-28 10:39:15 UTC85.1 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.42025-12-02 05:48:26 UTC116.1 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.22025-12-02 11:10:33 UTC80.8 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 150 km.

Magnitude rank#34

Earlier events M≥4391

Earlier events M≥5196

Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC123.2 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC125.0 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC131.3 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC131.3 km118 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.82025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC143.9 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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