November 6, 1908 Earthquake: Kuril Islands, Russia
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia on November 6, 1908 at 07:09:30 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 6, 1908
- Time
- 07:09:30 UTC
- Place
- Kuril Islands, Russia
- Magnitude
- 7.6 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 40 km (25 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 45.000° N, 150.000° E
- Country
- Russia
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
November 6, 1908, 07:12 UTC, 30 N, 160 E, magnitude 7.6 Ms. (reference #88)
November 6, 1908, 07:09.5 UTC, 45 N, 150 E, magnitude 7.25. (reference #130)
November 6, 1908, 07:09:30 UTC, 45 N, 150 E, magnitude 7.3, depth 40 km. (reference #223)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 7, 1918, Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 29, 1780, Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 13, 1963, Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 20, 1963, Kuril Islands, Russia
- December 3, 1995, Iturup, Matua, Kunashir, Kuril Islands, Russia
- January 21, 1976, Kuril Islands, Russia
- February 21, 1937, Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 12, 1963, Kuril Islands, Russia
- December 22, 1991, Kamchatka, Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 19, 1967, Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 11, 1965, Kuril Islands, Russia
- April 9, 1959, Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 11, 1956, Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 23, 1978, Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 22, 1978, 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 2840.