M6.0 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Wed, Nov 7, 1951, 12:57 AM GMT+10 (14:57 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.0 Kuril Islands. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1951-11-06 14:57:19 UTC
- Depth
- 32.9 km (20.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.062° N, 154.261° 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 4 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 iscgem894890. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.