M4.9 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Mon, Nov 17, 1975, 6:23 AM JST (21:23 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-11-16 21:23:05 UTC
- Depth
- 18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.056° N, 147.170° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dmd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:05 AM UTC.