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M6.0 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-25 06:48:34 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M6.0

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: USP

East of Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.0 earthquake was recorded near East of Kuril Islands on August 25, 2025 at 06:48 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 USP and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M6.0

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-25 06:48:34 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usp

Coordinates

49.27800, 160.35646

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

Vilyuchinsk428.5 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy437.9 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Iliinsky

Distance: 333 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 333 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Zheltovsky

Distance: 334 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
Kambalny

Distance: 335 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 340 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia
Ksudach

Distance: 345 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours6

First 24 hours6

First 72 hours6

Strongest subsequent eventM6.3

M6.12025-08-25 06:48:35 UTC26.4 kmeast of the Kuril Islands M6.32025-08-25 06:48:35 UTC23.7 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.92025-08-25 06:48:35 UTC32.3 kmEvent of magnitude 5.9, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M6.22025-08-25 06:48:35 UTC25.8 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M6.02025-08-25 06:48:35 UTC26.5 kmeast of the Kuril Islands M6.22025-08-25 06:48:36 UTC14.8 kmEast of Kuril Islands, Russia [Sea: Russia] M4.72025-08-29 03:40:44 UTC105.8 km239 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.82025-08-29 03:40:44 UTC109.8 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.92025-08-29 04:56:40 UTC108.5 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.92025-08-29 04:56:40 UTC105.4 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.32025-09-08 11:32:18 UTC147.9 km M5.02025-09-15 17:15:43 UTC98.8 km247 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, 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#10

Earlier events M≥467

Earlier events M≥538

Compared since2025-07-30

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.32025-07-31 05:27:14 UTC128.7 km220 km SE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.22025-07-31 05:27:14 UTC129.2 kmEast of Kuril Islands M6.22025-07-31 05:27:13 UTC128.7 km220 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.12025-08-09 14:04:08 UTC100.2 kmEast of Kuril Islands M6.02025-08-09 14:04:07 UTC96.7 km267 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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