5.1 magnitude earthquake 59 km from Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

2025-12-21 02:05:40 UTC

UTC time: Sunday, December 21, 2025 02:05 AM

Your time: 2025-12-21T02:05:40Z

Magnitude Type: mb

USGS page: M 5.1 - 59 km E of Shikotan, Russia

USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 0 people

2025-12-21 02:05:40 UTC 5.1 magnitude, 34 km depth
Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

Aftershocks:

2025-12-21 03:33:46 UTC 4.7 magnitude, 35 km depth
Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

2025-12-21 03:47:59 UTC 5.2 magnitude, 10 km depth
Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

2025-12-21 03:52:41 UTC 5.0 magnitude, 35 km depth
Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

2025-12-21 04:03:38 UTC 5.1 magnitude, 10 km depth
Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

2025-12-21 04:47:10 UTC 4.7 magnitude, 46 km depth
Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

2025-12-24 23:00:09 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 32 km depth
Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

This earthquake is close to these areas:

Coast Of Hokkaido, Japan Kuril Islands Northwest Of Kuril Islands East Of Kuril Islands Tatar Strait, Russia Eastern East Sea East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Eastern Honshu, Japan Sea Of Okhotsk Near West Coast Of Honshu, Japan Yevreyskaya Avt. Oblast', Russia