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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

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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.

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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.