November 18, 1896 Earthquake: Kuril Islands, Russia
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia on November 18, 1896 at 02:06:00 UTC, 40 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- November 18, 1896
- Time
- 02:06:00 UTC
- Place
- Kuril Islands, Russia
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Focal depth
- 40 km (25 mi)
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 43.500° N, 146.000° E
- Country
- Russia
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 25, 1843, Yezo, Kushiro, Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan
- June 17, 1973, Hokkaido Island, Japan
- October 4, 1994, Hokkaido, Kuril Islands, Japan, Russia
- January 15, 1993, Hokkadio, Kushiro, Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
- March 22, 1894, Off Coast of Honshu, Japan
- May 28, 1938, E. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- June 24, 1973, Kuril Islands, Russia
- December 25, 1900, Kuril Islands, Russia
- January 29, 1968, Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 26, 1973, Kuril Islands, Russia
- February 23, 1980, Kuril Islands, Russia
- September 27, 1974, Hokkaido, Kuril-Japan, Russia
- September 11, 1935, Kuril Islands, Russia
- August 11, 1961, SE. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- November 28, 2004, Bekkai, Kushiro, Nemouro, Hokkaido, Japan
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 2495.