Russia was shaken near Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 39 minutes ago, The Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences (KB-GS-RAS) reported.The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 57.70 km beneath the epicenter near Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, around noon on Wednesday, July 30th, 2025, at 1:18 pm local time. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Severo-Kuril'sk (pop. 2,400) located 113 km from the epicenter, and Ozernovskiy (pop. 2,600) 131 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 30, 2025 01:18 pm (Kamchatka time) local time (30 Jul 2025 02:18 GMT)Magnitude: 5.6Depth: 57.70 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 50.6°N / 157.72°E (Russia)Primary data source: KB-GS-RAS