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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
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
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
- ±0.29
- 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.
After
- 5.7Kuril Islands · 23086 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
- 6.2Kuril Islands · 23086 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.9Kuril Islands · 23084 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.7Kuril Islands · 23067 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
Before
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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.