Japan earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Kuril Islands

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Fri, Jun 27, 1975, 8:43 AM JST (23:43 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 60 km SE of Shikotan, Russia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1975-06-26 23:43:02 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.548° N, 147.082° E
Region
Japan
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.

Stations used
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 167 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.975 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 18724 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 5.0122 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 18723 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.7111 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 18718 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.679 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 18715 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.779 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 18715 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 5.160 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 18712 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.969 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 18705 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.998 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 18695 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.8130 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 18677 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 5.020 km NE of Shikotan, Russia · 18666 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.8137 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 18725 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 5.3116 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 18725 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.859 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 18725 days ago · 40 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.776 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 18725 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.656 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 18725 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 5.0114 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 18726 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.7103 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 18726 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.892 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 18727 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.796 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 18727 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.1105 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 18728 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.891 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 18728 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.281 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 18728 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.951 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 18728 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 5.091 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 18728 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 5.5102 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 18728 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 5.0119 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 18728 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.9106 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 18728 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 4.4129 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 18728 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 4.896 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 18728 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 5.397 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 18728 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bsx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC.