M7.0 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Fri, Jul 24, 1964, 6:12 PM GMT+10 (08:12 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-07-24 08:12:41 UTC
- Depth
- 29.9 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.104° N, 153.842° E
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 4.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- ±0.23
- 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
- 5.5Kuril Islands · 22705 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
- 6.0Kuril Islands · 22705 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
- 6.4Kuril Islands · 22705 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.8Kuril Islands · 22701 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem866271. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.