Magnitude 4.5 earthquake strikes 72 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

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A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 72 kilometers southeast of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia, on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at 23:40:48 GMT. The tremor originated at a depth of 50.022 kilometers, with its epicenter located at coordinates 50.2541 latitude and 156.8988 longitude.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provided the data for this event. The USGS is responsible for monitoring and reporting earthquakes worldwide, using a network of seismographs to detect ground motion and calculate earthquake parameters such as magnitude, location, and depth.