July 31, 1915 Earthquake: Off Kamchatka, Russia
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Off Kamchatka, Russia on July 31, 1915 at 01:31:23 UTC, 20 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
- July 31, 1915
- Time
- 01:31:23 UTC
- Place
- Off Kamchatka, Russia
- Magnitude
- 7.3 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 20 km (12 mi)
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 53.500° N, 163.300° 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.
Reference #88 lists earthquake on July 31, 1915, 01:31:24 UTC, 54 N, 162 E, magnitude 7.75, shallow depth.
Reference #139 lists earthquake on July 31, 1915, 01:31.4 UTC, 54 N, 162 E, magnitude 7.75, depth 19 km.
Reference #223 lists earthquake on July 31, 1915, 01:31:23 UTC, 53.5 N, 163.3 E, magnitude 7.3, intensity IX-X, depth 20 km.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 15, 1905, Komandorsky Island, Russia
- December 2, 1790, Near Kamchatka, Russia
- August 22, 1792, Near Kamchatka, Russia
- January 27, 1949, Kamchatka, Russia
- December 5, 1997, Ust-Kamchatsk, Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, Russia
- February 24, 1923, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
- September 18, 2025, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
- June 18, 1959, Near Kamchatka, Russia
- July 20, 2025, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
- November 13, 1936, Near Kamchatka, Russia
- December 20, 2018, Off Kamchatka, 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 3034.