M6.4 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Sat, Jul 25, 1964, 3:02 AM GMT+10 (17:02 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-07-24 17:02:49 UTC
- Depth
- 22.1 km (13.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.117° N, 153.657° 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
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem866289. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.