October 31, 1916 Earthquake: Kuril Islands, Russia

Name: October 31, 1916 Earthquake: Kuril Islands, Russia
Start: 1916-10-31
Location: Kuril Islands, Russia

October 31, 1916 · M7.7

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia on October 31, 1916 at 15:30:00 UTC, 60 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: October 31, 1916
Time: 15:30:00 UTC
Place: Kuril Islands, Russia
Magnitude: 7.7
Focal depth: 60 km (37 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 46.500° N, 160.000° E
Country: Russia
Region: Kamchatka and Kuril Islands

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 Oct 31, 1916, 15:30:33 UTC, 46.5 N, 160 E, magnitude 7.7, shallow depth.

Reference #1173 lists earthquake on Oct 31, 1916, 15:30 UTC, 46.5 N, 160 E, magnitude 7.7, shallow depth.

Reference #223 lists earthquake on Oct 31, 1916, 15:30:33 UTC, 45.5 N, 153.5 E, magnitude 7.7, depth 30 km.

Sources NCEI cites

The publications NCEI lists for this record. The numbers match the “reference #” notes in its account above.

#88 Duda, Seweryn J. (1965). Secular seismic energy release in the circum-Pacific belt. Tectonophysics, vol. 2, no. 5, p. 409-452. DOI:10.1016/0040-1951(65)90035-1

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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 2026-10-01. NCEI earthquake 3066.