M5.9 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Sat, Jul 13, 1963, 1:28 AM GMT+10 (15:28 UTC), 19 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
- 1963-07-12 15:28:08 UTC
- Depth
- 18.9 km (11.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.689° N, 153.610° 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
- ±0.39
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem17293998. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.