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M5.0 earthquake - 121 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

2609 d ago · 25 Aug 2019, 07:16 UTC 121 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 121 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on 25 Aug 2019, 07:16 UTC at a depth of 35 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Vilyuchinsk, about 280 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

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  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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