M6.2 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Wed, Jul 10, 1963, 3:23 PM GMT+10 (05:23 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1963-07-10 05:23:00 UTC
- Depth
- 29.6 km (18.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.427° N, 153.467° 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 3.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.9Kuril Islands · 23089 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.7Kuril Islands · 23073 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem872700. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:48 PM UTC.