M6.3 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Fri, Jul 24, 1964, 4:50 PM GMT+10 (06:50 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.0 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
- 6.3 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-07-24 06:50:52 UTC
- Depth
- 17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.052° N, 153.857° 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 3.3 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem866266. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC.