M7.2 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Sun, Jan 18, 1925, 10:05 PM GMT+10 (12:05 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.2 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1925-01-18 12:05:56 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.918° N, 153.743° E
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem910330. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC.