September 17, 1958 Earthquake: Kuril Islands, Russia
An earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia on September 17, 1958 at 12:24:00 UTC. It caused a tsunami.
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
- September 17, 1958
- Time
- 12:24:00 UTC
- Place
- Kuril Islands, Russia
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 49.300° N, 156.400° 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.
- #3458 Soloviev, S.L. (1978). Basic data on tsunamis on the Pacific coast of the USSR, 1737-1976, Izuchenia Tsunami v Otkrytom Okeane, Moscow, "Nauka" Publishing House, p. 61-136 (in Russian).
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 17, 1953, Kuril Islands, Russia
- January 10, 1961, Kamchatka, Russia
- December 17, 1737, Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 25, 2020, Kuril Islands, Russia
- January 13, 1929, Kuril Islands, Russia
- February 28, 1973, Kuril Islands, Hiroo, Urakawa, Russia
- November 18, 1742, Kuril Islands, Russia
- February 16, 1991, Kuril Islands, Russia
More
Significant earthquakes of 1958The 1900sEvery quake the USGS located in 1958Recent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history
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 6380.