October 11, 1956 Earthquake: Kuril Islands, Russia
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia on October 11, 1956 at 02:24:00 UTC, 110 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 11, 1956
- Time
- 02:24:00 UTC
- Place
- Kuril Islands, Russia
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Focal depth
- 110 km (68 mi)
- Intensity
- VII, very strong shaking, on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 46.000° N, 150.500° E
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Kamchatka and Kuril Islands
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Sources NCEI cites
The publications NCEI lists for this record. The numbers match the “reference #” notes in its account above.
- #1182 Latter, J.H. (1969). Natural Disasters, Advancement of Science 25 (126), p. 362-380.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 7, 1918, Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 29, 1780, Kuril Islands, Russia
- April 19, 2013, Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 27, 1959, Kamchatka, Russia
- December 22, 1991, Kamchatka, Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 19, 1967, Kuril Islands, Russia
- August 17, 1961, Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 21, 1847, Kuril Islands, Russia
- January 19, 1913, Kuril Islands, Russia
- November 6, 1908, Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 20, 1963, Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 13, 1963, Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 24, 1922, Kuril Islands, Russia
- January 21, 1976, Kuril Islands, Russia
- December 3, 1995, Iturup, Matua, Kunashir, Kuril Islands, Russia
More
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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 4105.