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M6.1 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-08-09 14:04:08 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M6.1

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

East of Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.1 earthquake was recorded near East of Kuril Islands on August 9, 2025 at 14:04 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M6.1

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-09 14:04:08 UTC

Local time

—

Country

—

Source

gfz

Coordinates

50.08000, 159.72000

Temperature

15.1°C

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

Vilyuchinsk329.9 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy340.3 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Zheltovsky

Distance: 236 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
Iliinsky

Distance: 237 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 238 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Kambalny

Distance: 242 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'116 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Russia
Ksudach

Distance: 246 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
Diky Greben

Distance: 246 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'040 m ·Last eruption: 350 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours3

First 24 hours34

First 72 hours81

Strongest subsequent eventM6.3

M4.62025-08-09 15:36:06 UTC23.3 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.52025-08-09 16:17:33 UTC186.1 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-08-09 18:30:48 UTC158.8 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.72025-08-09 23:11:56 UTC117.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02025-08-09 23:11:59 UTC165.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-08-10 02:39:24 UTC162.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12025-08-10 02:39:25 UTC205.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.02025-08-10 02:39:30 UTC234.5 km M5.02025-08-10 02:44:19 UTC177.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82025-08-10 02:44:20 UTC175.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-08-10 03:11:49 UTC8.3 kmEast of Kuril Islands M4.62025-08-10 03:11:49 UTC7.1 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 250 km.

Magnitude rank#25

Earlier events M≥4760

Earlier events M≥5421

Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC236.5 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC237.4 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC144.2 km120 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:56 UTC142.9 km121 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M7.02025-08-03 05:37:55 UTC147.3 km118 km E of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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