M7.0 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Wed, Feb 16, 1927, 11:35 AM GMT+10 (01:35 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1927-02-16 01:35:26 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.551° N, 153.581° 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
- ±0.39
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem909092. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.