Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 64 km depth18 Aug 02:21 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 12 minutes.18 Aug 02:24: Now using data updates from USGSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 18, 2025 02:09:31 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Aug 18, 2025, at 01:09 pm (GMT +11)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude5.0Depth64 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude49.8497°N / 155.8606°ESakhalin Oblast, RussiaSeismic antipode49.8497°S / 24.139°WQuality71 seismic stationsShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Nearest volcanoKarpinsky (48 km / 30 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 10.6°C (51 F), humidity: 99%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from SSWEstimated seismic energy released2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.0 | about seismic energy26 minutes agoAug 18, 2025 02:09 GMT / Aug 18, 2025 01:09 pm (GMT +11)Lat / Lng: 49.8497 / 155.8606: 93 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, RussiaSource: USGSOther sources: RENASS: 5.0 / 86 km, RaspberryShake: 5.0 / 76 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22067890',49.84970,155.86060,'26 minutes ago: Mag. 5.0, 93 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in KamchatkaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Severo-Kuril'sk, a town with 2,400 inhabitants in Russia, in 93 km (58 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry93 km (58 mi)N of epicenterSevero-Kuril'sk(pop: 2,420)III: WeakSakhalin OblastRussia189 km (117 mi)N of epicenterOzernovskiy(pop: 2,620)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia384 km (239 mi)NE of epicenterParatunka(pop: 1,770)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia385 km (240 mi)NE of epicenterVilyuchinsk(pop: 25,200)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia406 km (252 mi)NE of epicenterPetropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy(pop: 181,200)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia410 km (255 mi)NE of epicenterYelizovo(pop: 40,700)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia571 km (355 mi)N of epicenterMil'kovo(pop: 8,250)I: Not feltKamchatkaRussia789 km (490 mi)SW of epicenterKuril'sk(pop: 1,610)I: Not feltSakhalin OblastRussiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-08-18EpicenterAgency5.064 km40 mi±7.4 km02:09:31.11493 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, RussiaEpicenter uncertainty: ± 10.6 kmUSGS (United States Geological Survey)5.0486 km53 mi02:09:34.789near Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy17 km (10.4 mi) epicenter difference with USGSRENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS))5.076 km47 mi02:09:33Kuril Islands7.5 km (4.7 mi) epicenter difference with USGSRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)5.727 km17 mi02:09:30.25997 km from Severo-Kurilysk50 km (31 mi) epicenter difference with USGSKB-GS-RAS (Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences)5.01± 0.276 km47 mi±5.9 km02:09:33.66±0.61sKuril Islands7.1 km (4.4 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 4.4 kmGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)5.064 km40 mi02:09:31KURIL ISLANDS0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSIRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology)Previous quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 3 days after a magnitude 5.0 earthquake had hit on Friday, Aug 15, 2025, at 07:52 am (GMT +10 local time) in 24 km (15 mi) distance to the east:Mag. 5.0 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Sakhalin Oblast, Russia - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 7.4. It had occurred 5 years earlier, on Wednesday, Mar 25, 2020, at 01:49 pm (GMT +11 local time) in North Pacific Ocean, Russia:Mag. 7.4 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Sakhalin Oblast, Russia - Mar 25, 2020 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.8. It had occurred 110 years ago earlier, on Saturday, May 1, 1915, at 05:00 am local time (Universal Time GMT +0) in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia:Mag. 7.8 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Sakhalin Oblast, Russia - May 1, 1915 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapAug 17, 02:59 am (GMT +11)4.823 km81 km (50 mi) to the S 167 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia I FELT ITInfoAug 17, 02:51 am (GMT +11)4.926 km88 km (55 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 113 km east of Ostrov Onekotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia I FELT ITInfoAug 16, 11:42 pm (GMT +10)4.577 km62 km (38 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 48 km east of Ostrov Onekotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia I FELT ITInfoAug 16, 06:20 pm (Ust-Nera)4.879 km81 km (50 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 41 km southeast of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia I FELT ITInfoAug 16, 04:16 pm (GMT +10)4.377 km52 km (32 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 47 km east of Ostrov Onekotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia I FELT ITInfoAug 15, 07:52 am (GMT +10)5.062 km24 km (15 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 66 km southeast of Ostrov Paramushir Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia I FELT ITInfoAug 15, 03:46 am (GMT +11)5.054 km12 km (7.2 mi) to the S 104 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia I FELT ITInfoAug 12, 04:25 am (GMT +11)5.153 km88 km (54 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 75 km southeast of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia I FELT IT - 1 reportInfoAug 9, 05:52 pm (GMT +11)5.074 km7.2 km (4.5 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 57 km south of Ostrov Paramushir Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia I FELT IT - 1 reportInfoAug 5, 05:22 pm (Kamchatka)5.060 km90 km (56 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 70 km southeast of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia 1 reportInfoOct 24, 2024 12:38 am (GMT +10)6.240 km53 km (33 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 86 km east of Ostrov Kharimkotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia 3 reportsInfoSep 2, 2023 07:49 am (Magadan)6.1137 km98 km (61 mi) to the NKurilsky District, 13 km east of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia 6 reportsInfoApr 7, 2023 01:22 pm (Sakhalin)5.885 km44 km (27 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 60 km east of Makanrushi Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia 6 reportsInfoMar 25, 2020 01:49 pm (GMT +11)7.451 km173 km (108 mi) to the SE East of Kuril Islands 80 reportsInfoOct 11, 2018 09:16 am (GMT +10)6.422 km75 km (47 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 114 km southeast of Ostrov Dym Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia 1 reportInfoOct 9, 2018 05:45 pm (GMT +10)6.110 km62 km (38 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 100 km southeast of Ostrov Ptenets Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia 1 reportInfoApr 20, 2013 11:12 pm (GMT +10)6.118 km96 km (60 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 97 km southeast of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoNov 17, 2012 04:12 am (GMT +10)6.529 km71 km (44 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 52 km east of Ostrov Onekotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia 1 reportInfoSep 9, 2012 03:39 pm (GMT +10)5.931 km68 km (42 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 470 km southwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoJul 20, 2012 04:10 pm (GMT +10)6.019 km49 km (31 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 449 km southwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoAug 4, 2008 02:42 pm (GMT +10)5.877 km37 km (23 mi) to the E Kuril Islands (Russia)InfoAug 20, 2006 01:01 pm (GMT +10)6.026 km40 km (25 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 74 km southeast of Ostrov Paramushir Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoJan 28, 2002 11:50 pm (GMT +10)6.133 km56 km (35 mi) to the S Kuril Islands (Russia)InfoNov 11, 1999 12:41 pm (GMT +10)6.133 km62 km (38 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 83 km east of Ostrov Kharimkotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoJul 8, 1999 04:52 am (GMT +10)6.133 km72 km (45 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 76 km east of Ostrov Kharimkotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoNov 13, 1993 01:18 pm (GMT +12)7.034 km303 km (188 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 126 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoJun 9, 1993 01:03 am (GMT +12)7.571 km206 km (128 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, Kamchatka, 164 km east of Ostrov Atlasova Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoSep 4, 1987 02:27 pm (GMT +10)6.333 km74 km (46 mi) to the SE Kuril Islands (Russia)InfoApr 5, 1983 09:12 am (GMT +10)6.551 km53 km (33 mi) to the S 145 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, RussiaInfoFeb 26, 1983 05:10 pm (GMT +10)6.456 km70 km (44 mi) to the S 163 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, RussiaInfoMay 16, 1974 04:59 am (GMT +10)6.156 km29 km (18 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 41 km southeast of Ostrov Paramushir Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoNov 8, 1973 06:59 pm (GMT +10)6.133 km39 km (24 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 50 km southeast of Ostrov Paramushir Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoFeb 28, 1973 04:37 pm (Ust-Nera)7.227 km88 km (54 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 39 km southeast of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoAug 5, 1972 03:51 am (GMT +10)6.245 km78 km (49 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 102 km east of Ostrov Kharimkotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoAug 20, 1971 08:15 am (GMT +10)6.438 km70 km (43 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 69 km east of Ostrov Kharimkotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoJan 11, 1961 12:22 am (GMT +10)6.559 km25 km (16 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 44 km southeast of Ostrov Paramushir Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoOct 29, 1960 01:18 am (Kamchatka)7.0118 km279 km (173 mi) to the NEUst'-Bol'sheretskiy Rayon, 127 km southwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoOct 11, 1953 11:08 pm (GMT +10)6.550 km12 km (7.4 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 64 km south of Ostrov Paramushir Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoSep 23, 1953 12:14 pm (GMT +10)6.655 km41 km (25 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 48 km southeast of Ostrov Paramushir Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoSep 4, 1953 06:23 pm (Magadan)6.856 km101 km (62 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 29 km east of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoJan 13, 1953 03:23 am (GMT +10)6.554 km52 km (32 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 52 km southeast of Ostrov Paramushir Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoJan 5, 1953 08:06 pm (GMT +10)6.849 km79 km (49 mi) to the SW Kuril Islands (Russia)InfoNov 8, 1952 12:08 am (Ust-Nera)6.554 km72 km (45 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 33 km southeast of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoJan 13, 1929 11:03 am (Srednekolymsk)7.70 km76 km (47 mi) to the WSea of Okhotsk, 26 km east of Ostrov Makanrushi Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoJan 18, 1925 12:05 pm (Universal Time)7.235 km265 km (165 mi) to the SW Kuril IslandsInfoOct 31, 1916 03:31 pm (Universal Time)7.315 km145 km (90 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 161 km east of Ostrov Paramushir Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoMay 1, 1915 05:00 am (Universal Time)7.830 km174 km (108 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 80 km southeast of Ostrov Shiashkotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoMay 5, 1911 10:36 am (GMT +11)7.60 km217 km (135 mi) to the NSea of Okhotsk, 48 km northwest of Ozernovskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoAug 17, 1907 05:27 pm (Universal Time)7.2120 km252 km (157 mi) to the NUst'-Bol'sheretskiy Rayon, 162 km southwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]