M5.9 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Wed, Jun 25, 1952, 2:29 AM GMT+10 (16:29 UTC), 20 km (12 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
- 5.9 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1952-06-24 16:29:06 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.492° N, 153.750° 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem893076. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC.