M5.0 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Mon, Sep 1, 1975, 7:41 AM JST (22:41 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-08-31 22:41:29 UTC
- Depth
- 55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.474° N, 148.108° 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
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000cnu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC.