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M6.1 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-07-30 07:34:46 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M6.1

Depth: 24.0 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 July 30, 2025 at 07:34 UTC. With a focal depth of about 24 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M6.1

Depth

24.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-30 07:34:46 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

48.98000, 156.29000

Temperature

13.0°C

Depth profile

Shallow

24 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

Vilyuchinsk463.7 kmN25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy482.6 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Tao-Rusyr Caldera

Distance: 121 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'272 m ·Last eruption: 1952 ·Russia
Nemo Peak

Distance: 125 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 994 m ·Last eruption: 1938 ·Russia
Kharimkotan

Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'145 m ·Last eruption: 1933 ·Russia
Karpinsky Group

Distance: 145 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia
Sinarka

Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 911 m ·Last eruption: 1878 ·Russia
Chikurachki Activity reported

Distance: 161 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours31

First 24 hours119

First 72 hours152

Strongest subsequent eventM7.0

M5.02025-07-30 08:19:11 UTC135.8 kmEast of Kuril Islands M5.02025-07-30 08:19:13 UTC136.6 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-07-30 08:30:13 UTC76.8 kmKuril Islands M5.12025-07-30 08:40:24 UTC97.9 kmKuril Islands M5.02025-07-30 08:40:26 UTC85.8 km108 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.02025-07-30 08:40:28 UTC94.3 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-07-30 09:01:45 UTC166.2 km90 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M4.92025-07-30 09:01:51 UTC173.9 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-07-30 09:01:54 UTC176.3 kmKuril Islands M5.02025-07-30 10:54:00 UTC240.7 km206 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.02025-07-30 10:54:01 UTC240.9 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M5.12025-07-30 10:54:05 UTC233.9 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#4

Earlier events M≥468

Earlier events M≥536

Compared since2025-01-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.32025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC224.9 kmKuril Islands M6.32025-07-30 05:05:11 UTC225.2 kmKURIL ISLANDS M6.22025-07-30 04:25:16 UTC52.3 kmKuril Islands M6.02025-07-30 02:30:37 UTC208.8 kmKuril Islands M5.92025-07-30 02:30:41 UTC204.6 kmKURIL ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

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