M6.0 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Fri, Jul 24, 1964, 11:25 PM GMT+10 (13:25 UTC), 16 km (10 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
- 6.0 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-07-24 13:25:17 UTC
- Depth
- 15.7 km (9.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.959° N, 153.842° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.4Kuril Islands · 22705 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.8Kuril Islands · 22702 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem866283. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.