Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes east of Russia's Kuril Islands

The quake was at a depth of 10km according to the GFZ

  • PUBLISHED: Mon 25 Aug 2025, 11:12 AM

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck in waters off Russia's Kuril Islands on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), GFZ said.