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M5.0 earthquake - 72 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

404 d ago · 7 Sept 2025, 21:24 UTC 72 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 72 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on 7 Sept 2025, 21:24 UTC at a depth of 80 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Vilyuchinsk, about 248 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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