M6.1 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Sun, Jun 22, 1952, 8:08 PM GMT+10 (10:08 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.8 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
- 6.1 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1952-06-22 10:08:20 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.873° N, 153.432° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.8Kuril Islands · 27120 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.9Kuril Islands · 27118 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem893061. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.