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Time2025-08-09 06:52:29 UTC2025-08-09 06:52:29 UTC at epicenterLocation49.846°N 155.761°EDepth73.80 km (45.85 mi)
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Time2025-08-09 06:52:29 UTC2025-08-09 06:52:29 UTC at epicenterLocation49.846°N 155.761°EDepth73.80 km (45.85 mi)
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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Nov 29, 2023 07:49 pm (GMT +4)
4.1
24 km91 km (56 mi) to the NW Shaki Rayon, 28 km north of Mingachevir, Mingacevir City, Azerbaijan 2 reportsInfoSep 3, 2023 08:35 pm (GMT +4)
4.9
68 km39 km (24 mi) to the SE Bilasuvar Rayon, 7.1 km southeast of Kyurdarmir, Kurdamir Rayon, Azerbaijan 16 reportsInfoMar 24, 2023 11:10 am (GMT +4)
4.2
41 km42 km (26 mi) to the NE Aghsu Rayon, 12 km northeast of Ismayilli, Ismayilli Rayon, Azerbaijan InfoOct 29, 2022 05:50 pm (GMT +4)
4.2
10 km82 km (51 mi) to the E 44 km southeast of Aghsu, Aghsu Rayon, Azerbaijan InfoFeb 7, 2022 05:56 pm (GMT +4)
4.2
10 km92 km (57 mi) to the SE 24 km north of Sirvan, Shirvan, Azerbaijan InfoNov 20, 2021 04:48 pm (GMT +4)
4.5
10 km57 km (36 mi) to the E Aghsu Rayon, 3.3 km west of Shamakhi, Shamakhi Rayon, Azerbaijan InfoNov 20, 2021 04:46 pm (GMT +4)
5.1
42 km53 km (33 mi) to the E 16 km northeast of Aghsu, Aghsu Rayon, Azerbaijan 18 reportsInfoOct 22, 2020 04:52 pm (GMT +4)
4.3
12 km46 km (29 mi) to the N 16 km east of Qutqashen, Qəbələ, Azerbaijan 1 reportInfoFeb 5, 2019 11:35 pm (GMT +4)
5.0
0 km67 km (42 mi) to the NE 40 km northeast of Aghsu, Aghsu Rayon, Azerbaijan InfoFeb 5, 2019 11:31 pm (GMT +4)
5.0
10 km84 km (52 mi) to the NE Quba Rayon, 29 km southwest of Divichibazar, Shabran Rayon, Azerbaijan 21 reportsInfoNov 15, 2017 11:48 pm (GMT +4)
5.1
31 km69 km (43 mi) to the SW Eastern Caucasus 38 reportsInfoMay 11,
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Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 74 km depth
9 Aug 06:59 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 7 minutes.
9 Aug 08:05: Now using data updates from USGS
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Earthquake details Date & timeAug 9, 2025 06:52:29 UTC – Local time at epicenterSaturday, Aug 9, 2025, at 05:52 pm (GMT +11) Statusconfirmed (manually revised) Magnitude5.0 Depth74 km Epicenter latitude / longitude49.8455°N / 155.7608°E Sakhalin Oblast, Russia Seismic antipode49.8455°S / 24.239°W Quality160 seismic stations Shaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenter Felt1 report Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey) Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 10.5°C (51 F), humidity: 100%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from ENE Estimated 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 energy
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Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Severo-Kuril’sk, a town with 2,400 inhabitants in Russia, in 96 km (59 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.
Notes:
(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity
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