M5.7 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Wed, Jul 10, 1963, 1:14 PM GMT+10 (03:14 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 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
- 1963-07-10 03:14:43 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.524° N, 153.311° 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 2.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.2Kuril Islands · 23091 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.9Kuril Islands · 23088 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.7Kuril Islands · 23072 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem872698. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC.