Overview

• A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck at 19:53 local time (11:53 MSK) on October 8 in the Pacific east of Severo‑Kurilsk near Paramushir, with a focal depth of about 62 kilometers.
• Earlier the same day, a magnitude 4.5 quake occurred at 10:22 local time (02:22 MSK) about 89 kilometers southeast of Severo‑Kurilsk at roughly 60 kilometers depth.
• Shaking from both events was felt in Severo‑Kurilsk at up to intensity 3, according to monitoring officials.
• No tsunami warning was issued for either earthquake, and authorities reported no damage in initial assessments.
• Details were provided by Elena Semenova of the Yuzhno‑Sakhalinsk seismological station, who noted the activity fits the region’s elevated seismic pattern.