M5.1 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Kuril Islands at Aug 17, 5:36 PM ET, 86 km deep, moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings.
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| Magnitude | 5.1 mb |
| Time | 17 Aug 2026, 21:36 UTC |
| Location | 46.451°, 151.483° – Kuril Islands |
| Depth | 85.9 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us6000tlbz |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Kuril Islands | Apr 18, 12:40 AM 182 d ago | 35 km | – |
| 5.0 | Kuril Islands | Mar 16, 11:24 PM 214 d ago | 43 km | – |
| 4.6 | Kuril Islands | Jun 3, 9:51 PM 135 d ago | 62 km | – |
| 4.5 | Kuril Islands | Oct 5, 12:16 AM 12 d ago | 35 km | – |
| 4.5 | 238 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia | Jan 3, 11:13 AM 286 d ago | 33 km | – |
| 4.5 | 277 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia | Oct 4, 3:24 AM 378 d ago | 45 km | – |
| 4.4 | 279 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia | Oct 4, 4:16 PM 12 d ago | 35 km | – |
| 4.4 | Kuril Islands | Sep 3, 4:02 PM 43 d ago | 80 km | – |
| 4.4 | Kuril Islands | Aug 22, 10:33 AM 55 d ago | 34 km | – |
| 4.4 | Kuril Islands | Oct 25, 2:15 AM 357 d ago | 97 km | – |
| 4.4 | Kuril Islands | Sep 25, 7:19 PM 386 d ago | 86 km | – |
| 4.3 | 222 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia | Feb 21, 1:55 PM 237 d ago | 144 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the Kuril Islands earthquake?
Magnitude 5.1 (mb), moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings. Depth 86 km.
Was it felt?
No felt reports have been submitted to the USGS so far.
Were there aftershocks?
1 earthquakes within 100 km in the following two weeks are in our records, the strongest M4.4.
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake catalog, real-time feeds and FDSN event service; magnitudes and locations are revised by seismologists for hours after an event. Times are Eastern (ET) unless marked UTC. Not an alert service: for warnings follow local authorities and tsunami centers.