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M4.5 Earthquake near east of the Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-03-27 14:05:09 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
25.3 km
Source
USGS

east of the Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

On March 27, 2025 at 14:05 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near east of the Kuril Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 25 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
f207bc3b998b8f69479b9ee4762becb4f14d21c8
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
25.3 km
UTC time
2025-03-27 14:05:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
47.83570, 156.49320

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 25.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 25.3 km
Shallow
25.3 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kharimkotan
    Distance: 204 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'145 m ·Last eruption: 1933 ·Russia
  • Sinarka
    Distance: 206 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 911 m ·Last eruption: 1878 ·Russia
  • Tao-Rusyr Caldera
    Distance: 212 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'272 m ·Last eruption: 1952 ·Russia
  • Ekarma
    Distance: 227 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'170 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Nemo Peak
    Distance: 228 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 994 m ·Last eruption: 1938 ·Russia
  • Raikoke
    Distance: 246 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 551 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·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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