April 5, 1901 Earthquake: Kuril Islands, Russia
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia on April 5, 1901 at 22:30:00 UTC, 30 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
- April 5, 1901
- Time
- 22:30:00 UTC
- Place
- Kuril Islands, Russia
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Focal depth
- 30 km (19 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 45.000° N, 148.000° 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.
- October 4, 1994, Hokkaido, Kuril Islands, Japan, Russia
- March 23, 1978, Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 30, 1924, Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 11, 1965, Kuril Islands, Russia
- November 6, 1958, Kuril Islands, Russia
- January 21, 1976, Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 24, 1984, Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 24, 1978, Kuril Islands, Russia
- December 3, 1995, Iturup, Matua, Kunashir, Kuril Islands, Russia
- November 12, 1958, Kuril Islands, Russia
- April 9, 1959, Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 23, 1978, Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 12, 1963, Kuril Islands, Russia
- December 6, 1978, Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 9, 1994, Kuril Islands, Russia
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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 2591.