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M5.4 Earthquake near 99 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

UTC time: 2025-08-02 17:20:25 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.4

Depth: 46.7 km
Source: USGS

99 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.4 earthquake was recorded near 99 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on August 2, 2025 at 17:20 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 47 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

M5.4

Depth

46.7 km

UTC time

2025-08-02 17:20:25 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

50.19110, 157.30700

Temperature

13.4°C

Depth profile

Shallow

46.7 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

Vilyuchinsk314.1 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy332.2 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Vernadsky Ridge

Distance: 103 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Russia
Ebeko

Distance: 107 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'103 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Russia
Kambalny

Distance: 128 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Chikurachki Activity reported

Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia
Koshelev

Distance: 135 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'822 m ·Last eruption: 1690 ·Russia
Karpinsky Group

Distance: 137 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours4

First 24 hours36

First 72 hours79

Strongest subsequent eventM7.0

M5.52025-08-02 19:07:06 UTC119.4 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.32025-08-02 19:07:07 UTC120.6 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.12025-08-02 21:11:51 UTC123.7 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.12025-08-02 21:11:52 UTC121.6 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.02025-08-02 23:43:47 UTC70.5 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-08-02 23:43:48 UTC73.0 kmKuril Islands M5.12025-08-03 00:09:59 UTC65.4 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.02025-08-03 00:09:59 UTC75.9 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-03 01:39:30 UTC48.0 kmKuril Islands M4.52025-08-03 01:39:36 UTC50.0 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.12025-08-03 04:01:27 UTC115.2 km204 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.12025-08-03 04:01:27 UTC113.4 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#44

Earlier events M≥4217

Earlier events M≥5122

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 UTC43.7 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.32025-07-31 05:27:14 UTC120.5 km220 km SE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.32025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC72.2 kmKuril Islands M6.32025-07-30 05:05:11 UTC72.6 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.22025-07-31 05:27:14 UTC118.0 kmEast of Kuril Islands

Stats (last 24h)

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