June 26, 1973 Earthquake: Kuril Islands, Russia
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia on June 26, 1973 at 22:32:00 UTC, 50 km below the surface. 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
- June 26, 1973
- Time
- 22:32:00 UTC
- Place
- Kuril Islands, Russia
- Magnitude
- 6.6 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 50 km (31 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 43.200° N, 146.600° 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.
Felt (III) JMA in Kushiro and Nemuro areas, (II JMA) at Abashiri and Hiroo, Hokkaido, Japan. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 25, 1843, Yezo, Kushiro, Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan
- June 17, 1973, Hokkaido Island, Japan
- October 4, 1994, Hokkaido, Kuril Islands, Japan, Russia
- March 22, 1894, Off Coast of Honshu, Japan
- May 28, 1938, E. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- September 27, 1974, Hokkaido, Kuril-Japan, Russia
- June 24, 1973, Kuril Islands, Russia
- September 11, 1935, Kuril Islands, Russia
- February 23, 1980, Kuril Islands, Russia
- January 29, 1968, Kuril Islands, Russia
- December 25, 1900, Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 25, 1881, Hokkaido Island, Japan
- November 18, 1896, Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 4, 1893, Kuril Islands, Russia
- August 11, 1961, SE. Hokkaido Island, Japan
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 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 7801.