M5.5 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Fri, Jul 24, 1964, 10:36 PM GMT+10 (12:36 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 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
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-07-24 12:36:01 UTC
- Depth
- 25.4 km (15.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.101° N, 153.796° 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 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.0Kuril Islands · 22712 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
- 6.4Kuril Islands · 22711 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.8Kuril Islands · 22708 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem866281. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:14 AM UTC.