M6.0 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Sat, Jun 21, 1952, 4:29 PM GMT+10 (06:29 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 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), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1952-06-21 06:29:02 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.673° N, 153.621° 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: 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 iscgem893054. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.