Earthquake Of Magnitude 6.0 Jolts Russia’s Kuril Islands Days After Massive Tremor

Last Updated:August 09, 2025, 21:18 IST

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A powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Kuril Islands, located in the northern Pacific Ocean near the Kamchatka Peninsula, on Saturday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported.

The tremor occurred at 19:33:54 IST at a depth of 10 km, with its epicentre located at latitude 49.94°N and longitude 162.70°E.

The Kuril Islands region is witnessing frequent tremors. On August 3, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the islands, triggering tsunami warnings in parts of the country.

On July 30, a massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering widespread tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean and placing nations from Japan to the United States to Chile on high alert, with millions urged to evacuate.

The quake was also followed by an eruption of the most active volcano on the peninsula.

The triggers had damaged buildings and injured several people in the remote Russian region, while much of Japan’s eastern seaboard — devastated by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in 2011 — was ordered to evacuate, as were parts of Hawaii.

Location :

Moscow, Russia

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August 09, 2025, 21:18 IST

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