M6.3 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Mon, Feb 13, 1961, 8:26 AM JST (23:26 UTC), 34 km (21 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
- 6.3 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1961-02-12 23:26:38 UTC
- Depth
- 34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.866° N, 147.846° E
- Region
- Japan
- 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
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.997 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 23962 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.6east of the Kuril Islands · 23962 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
- 6.0107 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 23962 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
- 6.173 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 23960 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.885 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 23959 days ago · 32 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem876104. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.