An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 occurred in the afternoon on Wednesday, July 30th, 2025, at 4:05 pm local time near Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 53. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.7. Other agencies reporting the same quake include France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.2, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.7.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Severo-Kuril'sk (pop. 2,400) located 122 km from the epicenter, and Ozernovskiy (pop. 2,600) 127 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.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 05:05 am (Universal Time) local time (30 Jul 2025 05:05 GMT)Magnitude: 6.0Depth: 53.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 50.72°N / 157.91°E (Kamchatka, Russia)Primary data source: EMSC