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M4.5 Earthquake near Northwest of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-03-06 15:31:57 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
302.0 km
Source
USP

Northwest of Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

On March 6, 2025 at 15:31 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near Northwest of Kuril Islands. At roughly 302 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USP.

Details

ID
f12443b0def13ad2243c27029987e3c651a34d0b
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
302.0 km
UTC time
2025-03-06 15:31:57 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usp
Coordinates
48.18233, 150.45760

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 302 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 302 km
Deep
302 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Ketoi
    Distance: 177 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'172 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Russia
  • Uratman
    Distance: 179 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 678 m ·Russia
  • Zavaritzki Caldera
    Distance: 180 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 612 m ·Last eruption: 1957 ·Russia
  • Prevo Peak
    Distance: 180 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'360 m ·Last eruption: 1825 ·Russia
  • Milna
    Distance: 182 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'504 m ·Last eruption: 1914 ·Russia
  • Chirpoi
    Distance: 186 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 742 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·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.

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