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M5.2 earthquake - 57 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

308 d ago · 12 Dec 2025, 17:43 UTC 57 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 57 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on 12 Dec 2025, 17:43 UTC at a depth of 79 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 251 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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