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M5.7 earthquake Kuril Islands

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Mon, Jul 1, 1963, 8:04 AM GMT+10 (22:04 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 Kuril Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.7 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1963-06-30 22:04:53 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.456° N, 153.350° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem872633. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.