M5.8 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Fri, Nov 9, 1951, 5:57 PM GMT+10 (07:57 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.5 east of the 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
- 5.8 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1951-11-09 07:57:34 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.070° N, 153.904° 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 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem894904. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.